Pittsburgh Railways
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Pittsburgh Railways was a major streetcar and public transit operator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for running one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Railways Company | 2 |
| Monongahela Street Railway Company | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Railways canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2952750 — 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: Pittsburgh Railways Context triple: [PCC streetcar, majorOperator, Pittsburgh Railways]
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Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
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Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
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Cleveland Railway
Cleveland Railway was a major early 20th-century streetcar and public transit company serving the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pittsburgh Railways Target entity description: Pittsburgh Railways was a major streetcar and public transit operator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for running one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States.
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A.
Erie Lackawanna Railway
Erie Lackawanna Railway was a mid-20th-century U.S. railroad formed from the merger of the Erie Railroad and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, known for serving the Northeast and Midwest before its assets were absorbed into Conrail.
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Erie Railroad
The Erie Railroad was a major 19th- and early 20th-century American railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across the northeastern United States, particularly linking New York City with the Midwest.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
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Cleveland Railway
Cleveland Railway was a major early 20th-century streetcar and public transit company serving the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct transit company
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public transit operator ⓘ streetcar operator ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct Pennsylvania railroads
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Public transportation in Pittsburgh ⓘ Streetcars in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Bethel Park
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surface form:
Bethel Park, Pennsylvania
Braddock, Pennsylvania ⓘ Carnegie, Pennsylvania ⓘ Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania ⓘ Dormont, Pennsylvania ⓘ Dravosburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ Homestead, Pennsylvania ⓘ McKeesport ⓘ
surface form:
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Mt. Lebanon ⓘ
surface form:
Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Swissvale, Pennsylvania ⓘ Washington, Pennsylvania ⓘ Wilkinsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | paid public transit ⓘ |
| fleetType | PCC streetcar ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| industry |
public transportation
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urban rail transit ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| notableFor | operating one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States ⓘ |
| operatedFor | passenger transport ⓘ |
| operatedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInfrastructure |
streetcar tracks
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trolley lines ⓘ |
| operatedMode |
bus
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interurban railway ⓘ streetcar ⓘ |
| operatedService |
interurban service
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suburban streetcar service ⓘ urban streetcar service ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | Western Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Pittsburgh
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| servedRegion |
Allegheny County
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surface form:
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
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| serviceType |
commuter transit
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local transit ⓘ |
| successor | Port Authority of Allegheny County ⓘ |
| transportType | light rail precursor ⓘ |
| usedVehicle |
bus
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electric streetcar ⓘ trolley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Subject: Pittsburgh Railways Description of subject: Pittsburgh Railways was a major streetcar and public transit operator in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for running one of the largest PCC streetcar fleets in the United States.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.