Triple
T7303331
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | AC-8 |
E167911
|
entity |
| Predicate | locomotiveFamily |
P45556
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series |
E30261
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series | Statement: [AC-8, locomotiveFamily, Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series Context triple: [AC-8, locomotiveFamily, Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series]
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A.
Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive
chosen
The Southern Pacific Cab Forward locomotive is a distinctive class of steam engines with the cab placed at the front for crew safety, famously used by the Southern Pacific Railroad to haul trains through long, smoky mountain tunnels and snow sheds in the American West.
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B.
Southern Pacific GS-4
The Southern Pacific GS-4 is a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" steam locomotives built in the 1940s for the Southern Pacific Railroad, renowned for their distinctive orange and red "Daylight" livery and high-speed passenger service.
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C.
Southern Pacific GS-3
The Southern Pacific GS-3 was a class of streamlined 4-8-4 "Northern" type steam locomotives built in the late 1930s for high-speed passenger service on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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D.
Union Pacific Heritage Fleet
The Union Pacific Heritage Fleet is a collection of restored historic passenger cars and locomotives maintained by Union Pacific Railroad for special excursions, public relations, and preservation of the company’s railroading legacy.
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E.
Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR
The "Standard Passenger Pacific of the PRR" refers to the Pennsylvania Railroad’s K4s class, a highly successful and iconic 4-6-2 steam locomotive that became the railroad’s primary passenger engine in the early to mid-20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: locomotiveFamily Context triple: [AC-8, locomotiveFamily, Southern Pacific AC cab-forward series]
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A.
rollingStockFamily
chosen
Indicates a relationship where a piece of rolling stock belongs to, or is classified under, a particular family or series of related rolling stock designs.
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B.
locomotiveWorks
Indicates a relationship where an entity is a facility or company that builds, repairs, or maintains locomotives.
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C.
typeOfLocomotivesProduced
Indicates the specific kinds or categories of locomotives that are manufactured or produced by an entity.
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D.
locomotiveNumber
Indicates the identifying number assigned to a locomotive in the relationship.
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E.
hasLocomotive
Indicates that one entity possesses or is equipped with a locomotive as part of its composition or operation.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c6888c820881909fc68f689fe1c251 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:39 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6ebb2261c8190ae9095c8e110b528 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7e558098c819091562566c59332e2 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 2:27 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6e76e67d88190bd3ca6864f45845a |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:24 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:01 p.m.