EMD SD9
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UNEXPLORED
The EMD SD9 is a six-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the 1950s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy freight service.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EMD SD9 canonical | 1 |
| EMD SD9 locomotives | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19877878 — 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: EMD SD9 Context triple: [Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, usesLocomotiveType, EMD SD9]
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EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
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B.
EMD GP38
The EMD GP38 is a four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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D.
EMD F40PH
The EMD F40PH is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division, best known for its long service on North American commuter and intercity railroads.
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E.
Atlantic SD 8139
Atlantic SD 8139 is the original Atlantic Records LP catalog number for Aretha Franklin’s landmark 1967 soul album "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You."
- 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: EMD SD9 Target entity description: The EMD SD9 is a six-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the 1950s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy freight service.
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A.
EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
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B.
EMD GP38
The EMD GP38 is a four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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C.
EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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D.
EMD F40PH
The EMD F40PH is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division, best known for its long service on North American commuter and intercity railroads.
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E.
Atlantic SD 8139
Atlantic SD 8139 is the original Atlantic Records LP catalog number for Aretha Franklin’s landmark 1967 soul album "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.