Soldier Summit route in Utah
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The Soldier Summit route in Utah is a high-elevation, mountain railroad corridor crossing the Wasatch Plateau, long known for its steep grades, dramatic scenery, and importance as a key east–west rail link.
All labels observed (1)
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| Soldier Summit route in Utah canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soldier Summit route in Utah Context triple: [Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, operatedLine, Soldier Summit route in Utah]
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A.
Summit Trail
Summit Trail is a hiking route that leads to the summit area of Mount Diablo, a prominent peak in California’s Diablo Range.
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B.
West Buttress route on Denali
The West Buttress route on Denali is the mountain’s most popular and classic climbing route, known for its relatively moderate technical difficulty yet extreme altitude, cold, and weather challenges.
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C.
Humphreys Peak Trail
Humphreys Peak Trail is a popular high-altitude hiking route in northern Arizona that ascends through alpine forest and tundra to the summit of the state’s highest mountain.
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D.
South Ridge route
The South Ridge route is the standard, non-technical hiking ascent used by most climbers to reach the summit of South Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
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E.
U.S. Highway 50 summit
U.S. Highway 50 summit is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California that serves as a key crossing point for the highway near Lake Tahoe.
- 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: Soldier Summit route in Utah Target entity description: The Soldier Summit route in Utah is a high-elevation, mountain railroad corridor crossing the Wasatch Plateau, long known for its steep grades, dramatic scenery, and importance as a key east–west rail link.
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A.
Summit Trail
Summit Trail is a hiking route that leads to the summit area of Mount Diablo, a prominent peak in California’s Diablo Range.
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B.
West Buttress route on Denali
The West Buttress route on Denali is the mountain’s most popular and classic climbing route, known for its relatively moderate technical difficulty yet extreme altitude, cold, and weather challenges.
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C.
Humphreys Peak Trail
Humphreys Peak Trail is a popular high-altitude hiking route in northern Arizona that ascends through alpine forest and tundra to the summit of the state’s highest mountain.
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D.
South Ridge route
The South Ridge route is the standard, non-technical hiking ascent used by most climbers to reach the summit of South Sister in Oregon’s Cascade Range.
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E.
U.S. Highway 50 summit
U.S. Highway 50 summit is a high mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California that serves as a key crossing point for the highway near Lake Tahoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railroad corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Price River Canyon
ⓘ
Wasatch Front ⓘ eastern Utah ⓘ |
| crosses | Wasatch Plateau ⓘ |
| formerlyOperatedBy |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad (as owner of D&RGW) ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Pacific Railroad
|
| hasClimateChallenges |
avalanches risk in winter
ⓘ
heavy winter snowfall ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
general merchandise freight corridor
ⓘ
transport of coal from central and eastern Utah ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
double-track segments
ⓘ
helper locomotive operations (historically significant) ⓘ high-altitude summit crossing ⓘ numerous curves and tunnels ⓘ snow fences and winter protection structures ⓘ |
| hasMaximumElevation | approximately 7477 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasRailroadGrade |
approximately 2.0 percent on current main line approaches
ⓘ
approximately 2.4 percent on west side (historically) ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedBy |
California Zephyr (original D&RGW segment)
ⓘ
linked to:
California Zephyr
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad ⓘ Rio Grande Zephyr passenger train ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | regional connectivity between northern and eastern Utah ⓘ |
| isKeyLinkIn | east–west transcontinental rail traffic across Utah ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor |
Salt Lake City–Grand Junction rail corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Pacific Moffat Subdivision
|
| isPopularFor | railfan photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging railroad operations
ⓘ
dramatic scenery ⓘ heavy freight traffic ⓘ high elevation ⓘ steep grades ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Utah ⓘ |
| openedForRailTraffic | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad main line
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad network ⓘ
linked to:
Union Pacific Railroad
|
| passesNear |
Helper, Utah
ⓘ
Price, Utah ⓘ Soldier Summit, Utah ⓘ Thistle, Utah ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Price River Canyon
ⓘ
Spanish Fork Canyon ⓘ |
| traverses | Soldier Summit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak California Zephyr
ⓘ
linked to:
California Zephyr
BNSF Railway trackage-rights trains ⓘ Union Pacific freight trains ⓘ freight trains ⓘ |
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Subject: Soldier Summit route in Utah Description of subject: The Soldier Summit route in Utah is a high-elevation, mountain railroad corridor crossing the Wasatch Plateau, long known for its steep grades, dramatic scenery, and importance as a key east–west rail link.
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