Southwest Chief
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The Southwest Chief is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, traversing the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the desert Southwest.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T54426 — 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.
Target entity: Southwest Chief Context triple: [Amtrak, majorRoute, Southwest Chief]
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California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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Acela
Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
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C.
Buffalo Express
Buffalo Express was a 19th-century Buffalo, New York newspaper best known for employing Mark Twain as an editor and writer.
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Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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Amtrak Empire Corridor
The Amtrak Empire Corridor is a major passenger rail route in New York State that connects New York City with Albany and other upstate cities along the Hudson River and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Southwest Chief Target entity description: The Southwest Chief is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, traversing the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the desert Southwest.
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A.
California Zephyr
The California Zephyr is a long-distance passenger train route in the United States that runs through the Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevada, often regarded as one of the most scenic rail journeys in North America.
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B.
Acela
Acela is Amtrak’s high-speed train service in the Northeast Corridor, known for providing the fastest intercity rail travel in the United States between cities like Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C.
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C.
Buffalo Express
Buffalo Express was a 19th-century Buffalo, New York newspaper best known for employing Mark Twain as an editor and writer.
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D.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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E.
Amtrak Empire Corridor
The Amtrak Empire Corridor is a major passenger rail route in New York State that connects New York City with Albany and other upstate cities along the Hudson River and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amtrak long-distance train
ⓘ
passenger train route ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceKm | 3620 ⓘ |
| approximateDistanceMiles | 2250 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| endCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| formerName |
Southwest Chief
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Super Chief
Southwest Chief self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Super Chief/El Capitan
|
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Amtrak ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
scenic route through Raton Pass and Glorieta Pass in the Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
views of high desert landscapes in New Mexico and Arizona ⓘ |
| onboardService |
coach class
ⓘ
dining car ⓘ sightseer lounge car ⓘ sleeper class ⓘ |
| operator | Amtrak ⓘ |
| passesThroughState |
Arizona
ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Colorado ⓘ Illinois ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Missouri ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railLineHistory | formerly operated on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway main line ⓘ |
| routeNumber |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity rail
ⓘ
long-distance ⓘ |
| startCity |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| stopsAt |
Albuquerque station
ⓘ
Flagstaff station ⓘ Fullerton Transportation Center ⓘ Galesburg station ⓘ Kansas City Union Station ⓘ La Junta station ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Super Chief
ⓘ
Super Chief ⓘ
surface form:
Super Chief/El Capitan
|
| terminus |
Chicago Union Station
ⓘ
Union Station ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles Union Station
|
| traversesRegion |
Great Plains
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Midwest
desert Southwest ⓘ |
| usesLocomotiveType | diesel-electric locomotive ⓘ |
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Subject: Southwest Chief Description of subject: The Southwest Chief is a long-distance Amtrak passenger train route that runs between Chicago and Los Angeles, traversing the Midwest, the Great Plains, and the desert Southwest.
Referenced by (33)
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