Triple
T9533980
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Putnam Trail |
E229965
|
entity |
| Predicate | followsFormerRailLine |
P14629
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New York Central Putnam Division
The New York Central Putnam Division was a former New York Central Railroad branch line in New York State that once provided passenger and freight service between the Bronx and Putnam County.
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E806050
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: New York Central Putnam Division | Statement: [Putnam Trail, followsFormerRailLine, New York Central Putnam Division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Central Putnam Division Context triple: [Putnam Trail, followsFormerRailLine, New York Central Putnam Division]
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A.
New York Connecting Railroad
The New York Connecting Railroad is a freight and passenger rail line in New York City that links the Long Island Rail Road and the Northeast Corridor, notably via the Hell Gate Bridge between Queens and the Bronx.
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B.
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway was an early 20th-century electric commuter railroad serving the Bronx and Westchester County, later partially incorporated into the New York City Subway system.
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C.
New York and Harlem Railroad
The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the earliest rail lines in New York State, forming a key part of the region’s 19th-century transportation network and later becoming a cornerstone of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s railroad empire.
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D.
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was an early 20th-century rapid transit system that operated tunnels and trains between Manhattan and New Jersey, forming the core of what is now the PATH system.
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E.
Manhattan Railway Company
The Manhattan Railway Company was a major transit operator in New York City that ran the elevated train lines in Manhattan before the development of the city’s subway system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: New York Central Putnam Division Triple: [Putnam Trail, followsFormerRailLine, New York Central Putnam Division]
Generated description
The New York Central Putnam Division was a former New York Central Railroad branch line in New York State that once provided passenger and freight service between the Bronx and Putnam County.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Central Putnam Division Target entity description: The New York Central Putnam Division was a former New York Central Railroad branch line in New York State that once provided passenger and freight service between the Bronx and Putnam County.
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A.
New York Connecting Railroad
The New York Connecting Railroad is a freight and passenger rail line in New York City that links the Long Island Rail Road and the Northeast Corridor, notably via the Hell Gate Bridge between Queens and the Bronx.
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B.
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway was an early 20th-century electric commuter railroad serving the Bronx and Westchester County, later partially incorporated into the New York City Subway system.
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C.
New York and Harlem Railroad
The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the earliest rail lines in New York State, forming a key part of the region’s 19th-century transportation network and later becoming a cornerstone of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s railroad empire.
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D.
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was an early 20th-century rapid transit system that operated tunnels and trains between Manhattan and New Jersey, forming the core of what is now the PATH system.
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E.
Manhattan Railway Company
The Manhattan Railway Company was a major transit operator in New York City that ran the elevated train lines in Manhattan before the development of the city’s subway system.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: followsFormerRailLine Context triple: [Putnam Trail, followsFormerRailLine, New York Central Putnam Division]
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A.
followsFormerRailroad
chosen
Indicates that something is aligned with or traces the route of a former railroad line.
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B.
railroadLinePredecessor
Indicates that one railroad line is the direct predecessor or earlier version in the historical or organizational sequence of another railroad line.
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C.
formerRailwayLine
Indicates that a railway line previously existed in the past but is no longer in operation or has been decommissioned.
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D.
formerRailroad
Indicates that an entity was previously a railroad but no longer functions as one.
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E.
followsRailroad
Indicates that one entity is aligned with or travels along the path defined by a railroad.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69ca8479934c81908006d0e6e970ae05 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cd98c9fef88190beb291b41ee26066 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 10:14 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d14c4804988190b99343734b4882e0 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d14e5455848190a0b2aa4d93204c6a |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:45 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d14eab4b6c819081e1f54cc79bf49f |
completed | April 4, 2026, 5:47 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cca56c44f88190a54a5d2a133bb07e |
completed | April 1, 2026, 4:56 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 8 p.m.