Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada
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Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada is a historic railroad tunnel blasted through solid granite high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1742205 — 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: Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada Context triple: [First Transcontinental Railroad, notableStructure, Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada]
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A.
Sierra Nevada transportation corridor
The Sierra Nevada transportation corridor is a major east–west route across California’s Sierra Nevada mountains that carries key highway and rail lines linking the state’s Central Valley with Nevada and the broader interior West.
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B.
Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite)
The Tioga Pass corridor is a high-elevation scenic route on the eastern approach to Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic Sierra Nevada landscapes, alpine lakes, and access to hiking and climbing areas.
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C.
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic, winding route and historic role as a trans-Sierra crossing.
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D.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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E.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
- 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: Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada Target entity description: Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada is a historic railroad tunnel blasted through solid granite high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s.
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A.
Sierra Nevada transportation corridor
The Sierra Nevada transportation corridor is a major east–west route across California’s Sierra Nevada mountains that carries key highway and rail lines linking the state’s Central Valley with Nevada and the broader interior West.
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B.
Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite)
The Tioga Pass corridor is a high-elevation scenic route on the eastern approach to Yosemite National Park, known for its dramatic Sierra Nevada landscapes, alpine lakes, and access to hiking and climbing areas.
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C.
Ebbetts Pass
Ebbetts Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic, winding route and historic role as a trans-Sierra crossing.
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D.
Tehachapi Pass
Tehachapi Pass is a major mountain pass in Southern California that serves as a key transportation corridor between the San Joaquin Valley and the Mojave Desert.
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E.
Carson Pass
Carson Pass is a high mountain pass in California’s central Sierra Nevada, known for its scenic alpine landscapes, hiking trails, and historic role as a route for emigrant wagon trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
railroad tunnel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Summit Tunnel
ⓘ
Summit Tunnel ⓘ
surface form:
Tunnel No. 6
|
| associatedWith |
Southern Pacific Donner Pass line
ⓘ
surface form:
Donner Pass railroad route
snow sheds along the Central Pacific line ⓘ |
| climateCondition | subject to heavy Sierra Nevada snowfall ⓘ |
| constructedBy | Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| constructionDifficulty | hard granite and severe winter weather ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1867 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
black powder blasting
ⓘ
hand drilling and blasting ⓘ nitroglycerin blasting ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1865 ⓘ |
| currentUse |
abandoned railroad tunnel
ⓘ
hiking destination ⓘ historic attraction ⓘ |
| designedBy | engineers of the Central Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 7,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War and Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| feature | vertical construction shafts used for simultaneous heading work ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge railroad ⓘ |
| heritage | important landmark in American railroad history ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
key engineering obstacle in building the First Transcontinental Railroad
ⓘ
symbol of Chinese railroad workers’ contributions in the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| laborForce |
Chinese railroad workers
ⓘ
Irish railroad workers ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy |
Southern Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1,659 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInCounty |
Nevada County, California
ⓘ
Placer County ⓘ
surface form:
Placer County, California
|
| locatedNear | Donner Pass ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Colfax, California
ⓘ
Truckee ⓘ
surface form:
Truckee, California
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| numberOfShafts | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1867 ⓘ |
| originalOwner |
Central Pacific Railroad
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Pacific Railroad Company
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| partOf |
Central Pacific line from Sacramento, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Pacific Railroad line
First Transcontinental Railroad ⓘ |
| railLine |
Central Pacific Railroad historic route
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Pacific main line over the Sierra Nevada
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| status | bypassed by newer railroad alignment ⓘ |
| timeToComplete | about two years ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada Description of subject: Summit Tunnel in the Sierra Nevada is a historic railroad tunnel blasted through solid granite high in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as part of the construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s.
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