Ernest S. Marsh
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Ernest S. Marsh is a historic steam locomotive that operates as one of the primary trains on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernest S. Marsh canonical | 1 |
| Ernest S. Marsh (railroad executive) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1696305 — 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: Ernest S. Marsh Context triple: [Disneyland Railroad, hasLocomotive, Ernest S. Marsh]
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A.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was a prominent 19th-century American paleontologist and comparative anatomist known for his extensive fossil discoveries and his role in the "Bone Wars" rivalry with Othniel Charles Marsh.
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B.
Joseph Prestwich
Joseph Prestwich was a 19th-century British geologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits.
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C.
Kurt Akeley
Kurt Akeley is a pioneering computer graphics engineer and co-founder of Silicon Graphics (SGI), known for his influential work on high-performance 3D graphics hardware and APIs.
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D.
George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson was a prominent American paleontologist whose work on fossil mammals and evolutionary theory helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis.
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E.
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
- 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: Ernest S. Marsh Target entity description: Ernest S. Marsh is a historic steam locomotive that operates as one of the primary trains on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in California.
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A.
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was a prominent 19th-century American paleontologist and comparative anatomist known for his extensive fossil discoveries and his role in the "Bone Wars" rivalry with Othniel Charles Marsh.
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B.
Joseph Prestwich
Joseph Prestwich was a 19th-century British geologist renowned for his pioneering work in stratigraphy and the study of Tertiary and Quaternary deposits.
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C.
Kurt Akeley
Kurt Akeley is a pioneering computer graphics engineer and co-founder of Silicon Graphics (SGI), known for his influential work on high-performance 3D graphics hardware and APIs.
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D.
George Gaylord Simpson
George Gaylord Simpson was a prominent American paleontologist whose work on fossil mammals and evolutionary theory helped shape the modern evolutionary synthesis.
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E.
Geoffrey Simpson
Geoffrey Simpson is an Australian cinematographer known for his work on feature films including the 1994 adaptation of "Little Women."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Disneyland Railroad locomotive
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narrow-gauge locomotive ⓘ steam locomotive ⓘ |
| buildDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ |
| category |
Disneyland Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Railroad rolling stock
Narrow gauge steam locomotives of the United States ⓘ Steam locomotives of California ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fuelType | oil ⓘ |
| gauge | 3 ft (914 mm) ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Disneyland Resort ⓘ |
| hasOwner | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| hasPowerType | steam ⓘ |
| hasStationStop |
Main Street, U.S.A. Station
ⓘ
Mickey's Toontown Depot ⓘ
surface form:
Mickey's Toontown Station
New Orleans Square Station ⓘ Tomorrowland station ⓘ
surface form:
Tomorrowland Station
|
| hasTrainSetType | passenger coaches ⓘ |
| hasUICClassification | 2-4-0 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic locomotive ⓘ |
| isPartOfAttraction |
Disneyland Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Railroad grand circle tour
|
| location |
Anaheim
ⓘ
surface form:
Anaheim, California
Disneyland Park ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland
|
| namedAfter |
Ernest S. Marsh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ernest S. Marsh (railroad executive)
|
| namedForPosition | president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway ⓘ |
| operator | Disneyland Railroad ⓘ |
| originalUse | industrial railroad locomotive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Disneyland Monorail System
ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Resort transportation system
|
| propulsionType | steam ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Disneyland Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Railroad main line
|
| role | primary passenger train locomotive at Disneyland ⓘ |
| route | circular route around Disneyland park ⓘ |
| serviceLocation |
Disneyland Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Disneyland Park, Anaheim
|
| serviceType | tourist railroad service ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| themeParkAttraction | Disneyland Railroad ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 3 ft narrow gauge ⓘ |
| traction | steam ⓘ |
| usedAs | park attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor | scenic railroad trips around Disneyland ⓘ |
| wheelArrangement | 2-4-0 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ernest S. Marsh Description of subject: Ernest S. Marsh is a historic steam locomotive that operates as one of the primary trains on the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland in California.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ernest S. Marsh (railroad executive)