Long Island Railroad station in New York
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The Long Island Railroad station in New York is a commuter rail station best known in legal history as the site of the incident that led to the landmark tort case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Island Rail Road stations | 1 |
| Long Island Railroad station in New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4605136 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Long Island Railroad station in New York Context triple: [Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., locationOfIncident, Long Island Railroad station in New York]
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A.
Long Island Rail Road station
The Long Island Rail Road station in Freeport, New York, is a commuter rail stop on the Babylon Branch that connects the village to New York City and other Long Island destinations.
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B.
Montauk Branch of Long Island Rail Road
The Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road is a commuter and seasonal rail line that runs along Long Island’s South Shore, providing key passenger service between New York City and the Hamptons out to Montauk.
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C.
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station is a major commuter rail hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the primary New York City terminal for Long Island Rail Road trains.
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D.
Bethpage station
Bethpage station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Bethpage, New York, serving passengers on the Ronkonkoma Branch.
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E.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
- 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: Long Island Railroad station in New York Target entity description: The Long Island Railroad station in New York is a commuter rail station best known in legal history as the site of the incident that led to the landmark tort case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
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A.
Long Island Rail Road station
The Long Island Rail Road station in Freeport, New York, is a commuter rail stop on the Babylon Branch that connects the village to New York City and other Long Island destinations.
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B.
Montauk Branch of Long Island Rail Road
The Montauk Branch of the Long Island Rail Road is a commuter and seasonal rail line that runs along Long Island’s South Shore, providing key passenger service between New York City and the Hamptons out to Montauk.
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C.
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station
Long Island Rail Road at Penn Station is a major commuter rail hub in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the primary New York City terminal for Long Island Rail Road trains.
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D.
Bethpage station
Bethpage station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Bethpage, New York, serving passengers on the Ronkonkoma Branch.
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E.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
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railway station ⓘ |
| associatedCourtCase | Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ⓘ |
| associatedLegalIssue |
negligence
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proximate cause ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Long Island Railroad Company
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linked to:
Long Island Rail Road
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| associatedPerson | Helen Palsgraf ⓘ |
| category |
Long Island Rail Road stations
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linked to:
Long Island Railroad station in New York
Railway stations in New York State ⓘ Sites of landmark legal cases ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasPassengerService | yes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New York State law ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the site of the incident in Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Long Island Rail Road network
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linked to:
Long Island Rail Road
New York ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
accident involving falling scales that injured Helen Palsgraf
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incident leading to landmark tort case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co. ⓘ |
| operator | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| partOf | New York commuter rail system ⓘ |
| publicTransportType | rail ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLineUsed | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| significantIn |
American tort law history
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proximate cause doctrine in negligence law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Island Railroad station in New York Description of subject: The Long Island Railroad station in New York is a commuter rail station best known in legal history as the site of the incident that led to the landmark tort case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co.
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locationOfIncident
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Long Island Railroad station in New York
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linked to: Long Island Railroad station in New York