M-Line Streetcar
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The M-Line Streetcar is a heritage streetcar service in Dallas, Texas, that operates vintage trolleys through the Uptown area and connects to downtown.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M-Line Streetcar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5764676 — 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: M-Line Streetcar Context triple: [M-Line Trolley, alsoKnownAs, M-Line Streetcar]
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A.
DART streetcar
The DART streetcar is a modern urban rail transit service in Dallas, Texas, providing short-distance connections through the downtown and nearby districts as part of the city’s public transportation system.
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B.
PCC streetcar
The PCC streetcar is a standardized, streamlined electric tram design introduced in the 1930s that became one of the most widely used and influential streetcar types in North America and beyond.
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C.
Sun Link modern streetcar
Sun Link modern streetcar is Tucson’s electric streetcar system that provides fixed-rail public transit service through the city’s central corridors.
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D.
Portland Streetcar
Portland Streetcar is a modern urban streetcar transit system serving central Portland, Oregon, connecting key neighborhoods, employment centers, and educational institutions.
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E.
Brill streetcar
The Brill streetcar is a historic electric tramcar model built by the J.G. Brill Company, known for its early 20th-century use in urban street railway systems and preservation in heritage streetcar fleets.
- 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: M-Line Streetcar Target entity description: The M-Line Streetcar is a heritage streetcar service in Dallas, Texas, that operates vintage trolleys through the Uptown area and connects to downtown.
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A.
DART streetcar
The DART streetcar is a modern urban rail transit service in Dallas, Texas, providing short-distance connections through the downtown and nearby districts as part of the city’s public transportation system.
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B.
PCC streetcar
The PCC streetcar is a standardized, streamlined electric tram design introduced in the 1930s that became one of the most widely used and influential streetcar types in North America and beyond.
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C.
Sun Link modern streetcar
Sun Link modern streetcar is Tucson’s electric streetcar system that provides fixed-rail public transit service through the city’s central corridors.
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D.
Portland Streetcar
Portland Streetcar is a modern urban streetcar transit system serving central Portland, Oregon, connecting key neighborhoods, employment centers, and educational institutions.
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E.
Brill streetcar
The Brill streetcar is a historic electric tramcar model built by the J.G. Brill Company, known for its early 20th-century use in urban street railway systems and preservation in heritage streetcar fleets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage streetcar line
ⓘ
public transit service ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
M-Line Trolley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
McKinney Avenue Trolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas
|
| connectsTo | Arts District area of Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
DART light rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dallas Area Rapid Transit system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| farePolicy | free to ride ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
private donations
ⓘ
public funding ⓘ sponsorships ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
heritage streetcar vehicles
ⓘ
overhead electric wires ⓘ street-running tracks ⓘ |
| hasStop |
Uptown Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Village NERFINISHED ⓘ near Klyde Warren Park ⓘ |
| hasVehicleOrigin |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mata.org/ ⓘ |
| heritage | historic Dallas streetcar system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| nonProfitOperator | McKinney Avenue Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1989 ⓘ |
| operator | McKinney Avenue Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | electricity ⓘ |
| primaryStreetServed | McKinney Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
historic preservation of streetcars
ⓘ
public transportation ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | North Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ridershipCategory |
local riders
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| safetySystem | streetcar traffic signaling ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Downtown Dallas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uptown Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | daily service ⓘ |
| shortName | M-Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| terminus |
Downtown Dallas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uptown Dallas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transitType | streetcar ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
heritage trolleys
ⓘ
vintage streetcars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M-Line Streetcar Description of subject: The M-Line Streetcar is a heritage streetcar service in Dallas, Texas, that operates vintage trolleys through the Uptown area and connects to downtown.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.