Frisco Lines
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Frisco Lines was the common name and branding for the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, a major Midwestern and Southwestern U.S. railroad that operated from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frisco Lines canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6018082 — 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: Frisco Lines Context triple: [St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, abbreviation, Frisco Lines]
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A.
Valley Lines
Valley Lines is a suburban rail network serving Cardiff and the surrounding South Wales Valleys.
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B.
West Side Line
The West Side Line is a historic freight and passenger rail line on Manhattan’s west side that once served New York’s industrial waterfront and later became partly repurposed as the High Line park.
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C.
Lone Stars
The Lone Stars is the nickname of the Liberia national football team, which represents Liberia in international soccer competitions.
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D.
City Line
City Line is a suburban and regional rail route serving Liverpool and surrounding areas as part of the Merseyrail and wider North West rail network.
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E.
City Line
City Line is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn, New York City, located near the borough’s border with Queens.
- 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: Frisco Lines Target entity description: Frisco Lines was the common name and branding for the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, a major Midwestern and Southwestern U.S. railroad that operated from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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A.
Valley Lines
Valley Lines is a suburban rail network serving Cardiff and the surrounding South Wales Valleys.
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B.
West Side Line
The West Side Line is a historic freight and passenger rail line on Manhattan’s west side that once served New York’s industrial waterfront and later became partly repurposed as the High Line park.
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C.
Lone Stars
The Lone Stars is the nickname of the Liberia national football team, which represents Liberia in international soccer competitions.
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D.
City Line
City Line is a suburban and regional rail route serving Liverpool and surrounding areas as part of the Merseyrail and wider North West rail network.
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E.
City Line
City Line is a residential neighborhood in eastern Brooklyn, New York City, located near the borough’s border with Queens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad brand
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SLSF ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Frisco ⓘ |
| brandingUsedBy |
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway freight services
ⓘ
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway passenger services ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| didNotReach |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| endTime | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| logoFeature | coonskin emblem ⓘ |
| mainRouteTerminus |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| mergedInto |
Burlington Northern Railroad
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Railway
|
| namedAfter |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| operatedAs | Class I railroad ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
Southwestern United States ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern United States
|
| parentCompany | St. Louis–San Francisco Railway ⓘ |
| primaryCommodityCarried |
agricultural products
ⓘ
coal ⓘ manufactured goods ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Birmingham, Alabama
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Memphis, Tennessee ⓘ
linked to:
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ⓘ
linked to:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Springfield, Missouri ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Tulsa, Oklahoma ⓘ
linked to:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
|
| servedState |
Alabama
ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Oklahoma ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| successor |
Burlington Northern Railroad
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Railway
|
| trackType | standard gauge track ⓘ |
| usedOn |
advertising materials
ⓘ
locomotives ⓘ railroad signage ⓘ rolling stock ⓘ timetables ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frisco Lines Description of subject: Frisco Lines was the common name and branding for the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, a major Midwestern and Southwestern U.S. railroad that operated from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.