Rogers Locomotive Works
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Rogers Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that became part of the American Locomotive Company through consolidation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works | 4 |
| Rogers Locomotive Works canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T892212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogers Locomotive Works Context triple: [American Locomotive Company, formedByMergerOf, Rogers Locomotive Works]
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A.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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C.
Schenectady Locomotive Works
Schenectady Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Schenectady, New York, that later became a key component of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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D.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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E.
Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rogers Locomotive Works Target entity description: Rogers Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that became part of the American Locomotive Company through consolidation.
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A.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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B.
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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C.
Schenectady Locomotive Works
Schenectady Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Schenectady, New York, that later became a key component of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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D.
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works
Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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E.
Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
defunct company ⓘ locomotive manufacturer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rogers Locomotive Works
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surface form:
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
|
| buildingUseAfterClosure | museum and historic preservation site ⓘ |
| category |
Companies based in Paterson, New Jersey
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Defunct locomotive manufacturers of the United States ⓘ Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1905 ⓘ Manufacturing companies established in 1832 ⓘ |
| competitiveWith |
Baldwin Locomotive Works
ⓘ
Schenectady Locomotive Works ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1905 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | acquired by American Locomotive Company ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Thomas Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | steam locomotive builder ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ |
| heritageSite | Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works historic site in Paterson ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Second Industrial Revolution
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surface form:
American Industrial Revolution
|
| inception | 1832 ⓘ |
| industry | railway locomotive manufacturing ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Jesse W. Starr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morris Ketchum ⓘ Thomas Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Passaic County, New Jersey
ⓘ
Paterson, New Jersey ⓘ |
| majorClient |
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago and North Western Railway
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ Western and Atlantic Railroad ⓘ |
| mergedInto | American Locomotive Company ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building early American 4-4-0 steam locomotives
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supplying locomotives to many U.S. railroads in the 19th century ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
Forney locomotive
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surface form:
Pioneer (Chicago and North Western Railway locomotive)
The General (Western and Atlantic Railroad locomotive) ⓘ Union Pacific No. 119 ⓘ |
| originalName | Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor ⓘ |
| partOf | American Locomotive Company ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rogers, Ketchum and Grosvenor ⓘ |
| product | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| regionServed | North America ⓘ |
| specializedIn | steam locomotive construction ⓘ |
| successor |
American Locomotive Company
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surface form:
American Locomotive Company Paterson works
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rogers Locomotive Works Description of subject: Rogers Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that became part of the American Locomotive Company through consolidation.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
this entity surface form:
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
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Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works
this entity surface form:
Rogers Locomotive and Machine Works