Cape May Branch
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The Cape May Branch is a historic railroad line in southern New Jersey that runs down the Cape May Peninsula, historically serving both freight and seasonal passenger traffic to the coastal resort areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape May Branch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T955506 — 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: Cape May Branch Context triple: [South Jersey rail network, includesLine, Cape May Branch]
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A.
Port Jefferson Branch
The Port Jefferson Branch is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail line in New York that runs from Hicksville to Port Jefferson, serving communities along the island’s North Shore.
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B.
Far Rockaway Branch
The Far Rockaway Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road serving southeastern Queens and the Far Rockaway neighborhood in New York City.
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C.
Port Washington Branch
The Port Washington Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road in New York that runs between Manhattan and Port Washington in Nassau County.
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D.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a major Long Island Rail Road route running between New York City and the eastern tip of Long Island, serving numerous communities along the island’s South Shore.
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E.
Oyster Bay Branch
The Oyster Bay Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road in New York that runs through Nassau County to the village of Oyster Bay.
- 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: Cape May Branch Target entity description: The Cape May Branch is a historic railroad line in southern New Jersey that runs down the Cape May Peninsula, historically serving both freight and seasonal passenger traffic to the coastal resort areas.
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A.
Port Jefferson Branch
The Port Jefferson Branch is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail line in New York that runs from Hicksville to Port Jefferson, serving communities along the island’s North Shore.
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B.
Far Rockaway Branch
The Far Rockaway Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road serving southeastern Queens and the Far Rockaway neighborhood in New York City.
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C.
Port Washington Branch
The Port Washington Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road in New York that runs between Manhattan and Port Washington in Nassau County.
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D.
Montauk Branch
The Montauk Branch is a major Long Island Rail Road route running between New York City and the eastern tip of Long Island, serving numerous communities along the island’s South Shore.
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E.
Oyster Bay Branch
The Oyster Bay Branch is a commuter rail line of the Long Island Rail Road in New York that runs through Nassau County to the village of Oyster Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad line
ⓘ
railway branch line ⓘ |
| connectsTo | mainline rail network in New Jersey ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCharacteristic |
historic rail corridor on Cape May Peninsula
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seasonal passenger operations historically ⓘ served resort communities ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | single-track railroad ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
freight service
ⓘ
passenger service ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
South Jersey ⓘ
surface form:
Southern New Jersey
|
| locatedInCounty |
Atlantic County, New Jersey
ⓘ
Cape May County ⓘ
surface form:
Cape May County, New Jersey
|
| locatedOnPeninsula | Cape May Peninsula ⓘ |
| passengerServiceType | seasonal passenger traffic ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| servedAreaType | coastal resort areas ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Jersey Shore ⓘ |
| status | historic railroad line ⓘ |
| terminusArea |
Cape May, New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape May, New Jersey
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| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
movement of freight
ⓘ
tourist access to shore resorts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape May Branch Description of subject: The Cape May Branch is a historic railroad line in southern New Jersey that runs down the Cape May Peninsula, historically serving both freight and seasonal passenger traffic to the coastal resort areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.