Whitcomb Locomotive Company
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Whitcomb Locomotive Company was an American manufacturer known for producing industrial and small diesel locomotives in the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| Whitcomb Locomotive Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20205785 — 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: Whitcomb Locomotive Company Context triple: [Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation, formedByMergerOf, Whitcomb Locomotive Company]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works was a major American manufacturer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that played a central role in the development of railroad transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Rogers Locomotive Works
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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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: Whitcomb Locomotive Company Target entity description: Whitcomb Locomotive Company was an American manufacturer known for producing industrial and small diesel locomotives in the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works was a major American manufacturer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that played a central role in the development of railroad transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Rogers Locomotive Works
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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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
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.