McNamara Terminal ExpressTram
E172411
The McNamara Terminal ExpressTram is an automated people mover system that transports passengers along the length of the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McNamara ExpressTram | 1 |
| McNamara Terminal ExpressTram canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1511361 — 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: McNamara Terminal ExpressTram Context triple: [Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, hasPassengerBridge, McNamara Terminal ExpressTram]
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A.
MAX Light Rail
MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
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B.
Huntington Area Rapid Transit
Huntington Area Rapid Transit is the local bus system serving the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York.
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C.
O-Train
The O-Train is Ottawa’s urban rail transit system, providing light rail service across key corridors of Canada’s capital city.
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D.
DART Light Rail
DART Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
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E.
STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
- 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: McNamara Terminal ExpressTram Target entity description: The McNamara Terminal ExpressTram is an automated people mover system that transports passengers along the length of the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
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A.
MAX Light Rail
MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
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B.
Huntington Area Rapid Transit
Huntington Area Rapid Transit is the local bus system serving the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York.
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C.
O-Train
The O-Train is Ottawa’s urban rail transit system, providing light rail service across key corridors of Canada’s capital city.
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D.
DART Light Rail
DART Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
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E.
STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport people mover
ⓘ
automated people mover system ⓘ |
| accessControl | located within secure area of terminal ⓘ |
| airportServed | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ⓘ |
| alignment | along length of McNamara Terminal concourse ⓘ |
| benefit |
improves connection times between gates
ⓘ
reduces walking distance for passengers ⓘ |
| controlSystem | fully automated ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareSystem | free to use ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
ExpressTram
ⓘ
McNamara Terminal ExpressTram ⓘ
surface form:
McNamara ExpressTram
|
| hasFeature |
automated announcements
ⓘ
platform screen doors at stations ⓘ real-time arrival information ⓘ |
| hasStation |
North Station
ⓘ
South Station ⓘ Terminal Station ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
ⓘ
McNamara Terminal ⓘ Romulus, Michigan ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 3 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTrains | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | early 2000s ⓘ |
| operator | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ⓘ |
| owner | Wayne County Airport Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | infrastructure of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport ⓘ |
| primaryAirlineUser |
Delta Air Lines
ⓘ
SkyTeam ⓘ
surface form:
SkyTeam carriers
|
| propulsion | automated electric propulsion ⓘ |
| purpose | passenger circulation along terminal concourse ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automated train protection ⓘ |
| serviceType | airside passenger transport ⓘ |
| structureType | indoor elevated system ⓘ |
| terminalServed | McNamara Terminal ⓘ |
| trackType | elevated guideway ⓘ |
| transports | airline passengers ⓘ |
| usedFor | connecting distant gates within McNamara Terminal ⓘ |
| zone |
McNamara Terminal
ⓘ
surface form:
McNamara Terminal concourse
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McNamara Terminal ExpressTram Description of subject: The McNamara Terminal ExpressTram is an automated people mover system that transports passengers along the length of the McNamara Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McNamara ExpressTram