Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center)

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commuter rail terminal person railway station

The Chicago and North Western Terminal, now known as Ogilvie Transportation Center, is a major commuter rail hub in downtown Chicago serving Metra trains and connecting the city’s suburbs with its central business district.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Chicago and North Western Terminal	5
Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center) canonical	1
Chicago and North Western Terminal, Chicago	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5377118 — 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: Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center)
Context triple: [Chicago and North Western Railway Company, majorTerminal, Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center)]

A. Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is a major intercity and commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago that serves as a central hub for Amtrak and regional rail services.
B. Cermak–McCormick Place station
Cermak–McCormick Place station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Near South Side that provides access to the McCormick Place convention center and surrounding neighborhood.
C. Sedgwick station (Chicago "L")
Sedgwick station is a historic Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the city's North Side that has operated since the early 20th century.
D. O'Hare station
O'Hare station is a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line rapid transit station located at O'Hare International Airport, serving as the primary rail link between the airport and downtown Chicago.
E. Chicago/Franklin station (Chicago "L")
Chicago/Franklin station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s "L" system that operated on the North Side main line near the city’s River North area.
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: Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center)
Target entity description: The Chicago and North Western Terminal, now known as Ogilvie Transportation Center, is a major commuter rail hub in downtown Chicago serving Metra trains and connecting the city’s suburbs with its central business district.

A. Chicago Union Station
Chicago Union Station is a major intercity and commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago that serves as a central hub for Amtrak and regional rail services.
B. Cermak–McCormick Place station
Cermak–McCormick Place station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Near South Side that provides access to the McCormick Place convention center and surrounding neighborhood.
C. Sedgwick station (Chicago "L")
Sedgwick station is a historic Chicago "L" rapid transit stop on the city's North Side that has operated since the early 20th century.
D. O'Hare station
O'Hare station is a Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line rapid transit station located at O'Hare International Airport, serving as the primary rail link between the airport and downtown Chicago.
E. Chicago/Franklin station (Chicago "L")
Chicago/Franklin station was a former elevated rapid transit stop on Chicago’s "L" system that operated on the North Side main line near the city’s River North area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail terminal ⓘ person ⓘ railway station ⓘ
category	Former railway stations in Illinois ⓘ Railway stations in Chicago ⓘ
connectsTo	Chicago Transit Authority bus routes ⓘ Chicago Transit Authority rail system ⓘ linked to: CTA rail network
connectsWith	Chicago central business district ⓘ linked to: Chicago Loop Chicago suburbs ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentName	Ogilvie Transportation Center ⓘ
formerName	Chicago and North Western Terminal ⓘ linked to: Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center) Ogilvie Transportation Center ⓘ
hasFacility	food court ⓘ retail space ⓘ ticketing facilities ⓘ waiting area ⓘ
hasStructure	elevated train platforms ⓘ headhouse building ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States Chicago Loop ⓘ Illinois ⓘ downtown Chicago ⓘ
locatedNear	Chicago River ⓘ Chicago Union Station ⓘ West Loop Gate neighborhood ⓘ linked to: West Loop
namedAfter	Richard B. Ogilvie ⓘ
occupation	politician ⓘ
partOf	Metra commuter rail network ⓘ linked to: Metra
positionHeld	Governor of Illinois ⓘ
railwayOperator	Chicago and North Western Railway ⓘ linked to: Chicago and North Western Railway Company Metra ⓘ
railwayTerminusFor	Chicago and North Western Railway commuter trains ⓘ Union Pacific Railroad commuter trains ⓘ
serves	Metra ⓘ Union Pacific North Line ⓘ Union Pacific Northwest Line ⓘ Union Pacific West Line ⓘ commuter rail ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chicago and North Western Railway Company → majorTerminal → Chicago and North Western Terminal (Ogilvie Transportation Center) ⓘ

Chicago & North Western West Line → usesTerminal → Chicago and North Western Terminal ⓘ