San Diego & Arizona Railway
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The San Diego & Arizona Railway was an early 20th-century short line railroad that connected San Diego, California to the U.S.–Mexico border region, playing a key role in regional transportation and commerce.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Diego & Arizona Railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19942356 — 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 & Arizona Railway Context triple: [John D. Spreckels, owned, San Diego & Arizona Railway]
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Arizona and California Railroad
The Arizona and California Railroad is a short line freight railroad operating in the southwestern United States, primarily connecting communities in western Arizona and southeastern California.
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B.
Colorado & Southern Railway
The Colorado & Southern Railway was a historic regional railroad in the central United States that served Colorado and neighboring states, playing a key role in the development of mining and mountain communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Los Angeles Railway
Los Angeles Railway was a historic streetcar transit system that operated an extensive network of urban rail lines in Los Angeles during the first half of the 20th century.
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D.
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was an early 20th-century rail line that connected Los Angeles, California, with Salt Lake City, Utah, playing a key role in the development of the American Southwest.
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E.
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad
The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad was an early 20th-century Nevada rail line that connected Las Vegas with mining boomtowns in the state’s south-central region, serving as a key carrier for ore, supplies, and passengers during the mining rush era.
- 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 & Arizona Railway Target entity description: The San Diego & Arizona Railway was an early 20th-century short line railroad that connected San Diego, California to the U.S.–Mexico border region, playing a key role in regional transportation and commerce.
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A.
Arizona and California Railroad
The Arizona and California Railroad is a short line freight railroad operating in the southwestern United States, primarily connecting communities in western Arizona and southeastern California.
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B.
Colorado & Southern Railway
The Colorado & Southern Railway was a historic regional railroad in the central United States that served Colorado and neighboring states, playing a key role in the development of mining and mountain communities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Los Angeles Railway
Los Angeles Railway was a historic streetcar transit system that operated an extensive network of urban rail lines in Los Angeles during the first half of the 20th century.
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D.
San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad was an early 20th-century rail line that connected Los Angeles, California, with Salt Lake City, Utah, playing a key role in the development of the American Southwest.
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E.
Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad
The Las Vegas and Tonopah Railroad was an early 20th-century Nevada rail line that connected Las Vegas with mining boomtowns in the state’s south-central region, serving as a key carrier for ore, supplies, and passengers during the mining rush era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.