San Diego Model Railroad Museum
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The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is a large, renowned museum in San Diego dedicated to the history, craft, and operation of model railroading, featuring extensive scale layouts and exhibits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Diego Model Railroad Museum canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T935702 — 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: San Diego Model Railroad Museum Context triple: [Balboa Park, hasPart, San Diego Model Railroad Museum]
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A.
California State Railroad Museum
The California State Railroad Museum is a major railway history museum in Sacramento showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and exhibits on the development of railroads in California and the American West.
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B.
Western America Railroad Museum
The Western America Railroad Museum is a museum in Barstow, California, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history and artifacts of railroading in the American West.
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C.
San Diego Automotive Museum
The San Diego Automotive Museum is a museum in San Diego, California, showcasing historic and classic automobiles and related automotive culture.
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D.
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is a history museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the heritage of the Union Pacific Railroad and American railroading.
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E.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
The Nevada State Railroad Museum is a museum in Carson City dedicated to preserving and interpreting Nevada’s railroad history through restored locomotives, rolling stock, and related exhibits.
- 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: San Diego Model Railroad Museum Target entity description: The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is a large, renowned museum in San Diego dedicated to the history, craft, and operation of model railroading, featuring extensive scale layouts and exhibits.
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A.
California State Railroad Museum
The California State Railroad Museum is a major railway history museum in Sacramento showcasing historic locomotives, rolling stock, and exhibits on the development of railroads in California and the American West.
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B.
Western America Railroad Museum
The Western America Railroad Museum is a museum in Barstow, California, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history and artifacts of railroading in the American West.
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C.
San Diego Automotive Museum
The San Diego Automotive Museum is a museum in San Diego, California, showcasing historic and classic automobiles and related automotive culture.
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D.
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
The Union Pacific Railroad Museum is a history museum in Council Bluffs, Iowa, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the heritage of the Union Pacific Railroad and American railroading.
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E.
Nevada State Railroad Museum
The Nevada State Railroad Museum is a museum in Carson City dedicated to preserving and interpreting Nevada’s railroad history through restored locomotives, rolling stock, and related exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
model railway museum
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museum ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ railway museum ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| establishedIn | 1982 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
craft of model railroading
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history of model railroading ⓘ operation of model railroads ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation |
model railroad clubs
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railroad historical societies ⓘ |
| hasExhibitType |
historical railroad displays
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model railroading ⓘ scale model railroad layouts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
educational exhibits
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gift shop ⓘ historical artifacts related to railroading ⓘ interactive displays ⓘ library or research materials on railroading ⓘ operating model train layouts ⓘ |
| hasLayoutScale |
G scale
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HO scale ⓘ N scale ⓘ O scale ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | San Diego ⓘ |
| locatedInPark | Balboa Park ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
|
| name | San Diego Model Railroad Museum self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest model railroad museums in the world
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large indoor model railroad layouts ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
educational programs for children
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guided tours ⓘ workshops on model railroading ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| postalCode | 92101 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
San Diego County
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Southern California ⓘ |
| shortName | SDMRM ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1649 El Prado ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
railroad hobby publications
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tourism guides about Balboa Park ⓘ |
| typicalVisitorType |
families
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railroad enthusiasts ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Diego Model Railroad Museum Description of subject: The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is a large, renowned museum in San Diego dedicated to the history, craft, and operation of model railroading, featuring extensive scale layouts and exhibits.
Referenced by (3)
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