R211 subway cars
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The R211 subway cars are a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R211 subway cars canonical | 2 |
| R211 subway car class | 1 |
| R211S subway cars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2939291 — 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: R211 subway cars Context triple: [R46 subway cars, successorClass, R211 subway cars]
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A.
R160 subway cars
The R160 subway cars are a class of modern New Technology Train rolling stock used on various New York City Subway lines, featuring electronic signage, automated announcements, and improved accessibility and reliability compared to older fleets.
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B.
R46 subway cars
The R46 subway cars are a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built in the 1970s, known for their stainless-steel bodies and long service on various IND/BMT lines.
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C.
R143 subway cars
The R143 subway cars are a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built in the early 2000s, primarily used on the BMT Canarsie Line and known for introducing modern features like electronic signage and automated announcements.
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D.
R179 subway cars
The R179 subway cars are a modern class of stainless-steel New York City Subway rolling stock built by Bombardier for the B Division lines, featuring updated technology and improved passenger amenities.
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E.
R68 subway car
The R68 subway car is a stainless-steel New York City Subway rolling stock class built in the 1980s, primarily used on B Division lines such as the B train.
- 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: R211 subway cars Target entity description: The R211 subway cars are a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
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A.
R160 subway cars
The R160 subway cars are a class of modern New Technology Train rolling stock used on various New York City Subway lines, featuring electronic signage, automated announcements, and improved accessibility and reliability compared to older fleets.
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B.
R46 subway cars
The R46 subway cars are a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built in the 1970s, known for their stainless-steel bodies and long service on various IND/BMT lines.
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C.
R143 subway cars
The R143 subway cars are a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built in the early 2000s, primarily used on the BMT Canarsie Line and known for introducing modern features like electronic signage and automated announcements.
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D.
R179 subway cars
The R179 subway cars are a modern class of stainless-steel New York City Subway rolling stock built by Bombardier for the B Division lines, featuring updated technology and improved passenger amenities.
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E.
R68 subway car
The R68 subway car is a stainless-steel New York City Subway rolling stock class built in the 1980s, primarily used on B Division lines such as the B train.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway rolling stock
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electric multiple unit ⓘ passenger railcar ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | contact shoe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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surface form:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company
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| designedFor |
B Division
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lettered services ⓘ |
| designedToImprove |
accessibility
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passenger comfort ⓘ reliability ⓘ |
| doorWidth | 58 inches ⓘ |
| enteredServiceOnLine |
A
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C ⓘ E ⓘ |
| features |
LED exterior destination signs
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LED interior displays ⓘ USB charging ports ⓘ accessible door chimes ⓘ digital information screens ⓘ improved lighting ⓘ onboard CCTV cameras ⓘ open gangways in some sets ⓘ wheelchair spaces ⓘ wide doors ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
accessible emergency intercoms
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visual and audible announcements ⓘ wheelchair securement areas ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
crash energy management features
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event recorders ⓘ onboard surveillance system ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
R211A
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R211 ⓘ
surface form:
R211S
R211 ⓘ
surface form:
R211T
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| introduced | 2023 ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. ⓘ
surface form:
Kawasaki Rail Car Inc.
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| operatesOn | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
MTA Capital Program
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surface form:
New York City Subway modernization program
|
| powerSupply | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| propulsionType | AC electric traction motors ⓘ |
| replaces |
R46 subway cars
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older B Division rolling stock ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
advanced diagnostics systems
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modern train control systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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.
Input
Subject: R211 subway cars Description of subject: The R211 subway cars are a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
R44 subway cars
this entity surface form:
R211S subway cars
this entity surface form:
R211 subway car class