BNSF Railway
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BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9212 — 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: BNSF Railway Context triple: [Council Bluffs, Iowa, servedByRailroad, BNSF Railway]
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Caltrain
Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.
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E.
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation
Union Station Redevelopment Corporation is a nonprofit organization responsible for managing, preserving, and overseeing the redevelopment of Washington, D.C.’s historic Union Station.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: BNSF Railway Target entity description: BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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A.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Caltrain
Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.
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E.
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and promoting safe, efficient rail transportation nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Class I railroad
ⓘ
freight railroad network ⓘ rail transportation company ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| formedByMergerOf |
BNSF Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
BNSF Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burlington Northern Railroad
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| foundedBy |
BNSF Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
BNSF Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burlington Northern Railroad
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| hasAbbreviation |
BNSF Railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
BNSF
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| hasMajorHub |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ Kansas City, Kansas ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| hasMotivePower | diesel-electric locomotives ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
BNSF Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
BNSF Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Burlington Northern Railroad
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| headquartersLocation | Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ |
| inception | 1995 ⓘ |
| industry | rail freight transportation ⓘ |
| networkType | transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| operates |
freight trains
ⓘ
intermodal trains ⓘ unit coal trains ⓘ unit grain trains ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| owner | Berkshire Hathaway ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Berkshire Hathaway ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
automobiles
ⓘ
coal ⓘ consumer goods ⓘ grain ⓘ industrial products ⓘ petroleum products ⓘ |
| servesPort |
Port of Long Beach
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Port of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Midwestern United States
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Southern United States ⓘ western United States ⓘ
surface form:
Western United States
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| serviceType |
agricultural products transport
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automotive transport ⓘ bulk commodity transport ⓘ consumer products transport ⓘ freight rail ⓘ industrial products transport ⓘ intermodal transportation ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Subject: BNSF Railway Description of subject: BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
Referenced by (213)
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