Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
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The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway is a historic Swiss mountain railway operated with vintage steam locomotives, offering scenic journeys over the Furka Pass between Realp and Oberwald.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6445137 — 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: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway Context triple: [Gletsch, hasRailConnection, Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway]
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A.
Mangfall Valley Railway
The Mangfall Valley Railway is a regional rail line in Bavaria, Germany, running through the Mangfall Valley and connecting several towns between Holzkirchen and Rosenheim.
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B.
Jura Foot Railway
The Jura Foot Railway is a major Swiss rail line running along the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains, connecting key cities and towns in the western part of the country.
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C.
Murgtal Railway
The Murgtal Railway is a scenic railway line in southwestern Germany that runs through the Murg Valley in the Black Forest, linking towns such as Rastatt with the surrounding region.
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D.
Ahr Valley Railway
The Ahr Valley Railway is a scenic regional rail line in western Germany that follows the Ahr River through the Eifel region, connecting small towns and wine-growing areas to the broader rail network.
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E.
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
The Rorschach–Heiden rack railway is a Swiss mountain railway line that climbs steeply from the lakeside town of Rorschach to the higher-altitude village of Heiden using a rack-and-pinion system.
- 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: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway Target entity description: The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway is a historic Swiss mountain railway operated with vintage steam locomotives, offering scenic journeys over the Furka Pass between Realp and Oberwald.
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A.
Mangfall Valley Railway
The Mangfall Valley Railway is a regional rail line in Bavaria, Germany, running through the Mangfall Valley and connecting several towns between Holzkirchen and Rosenheim.
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B.
Jura Foot Railway
The Jura Foot Railway is a major Swiss rail line running along the southern foothills of the Jura Mountains, connecting key cities and towns in the western part of the country.
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C.
Murgtal Railway
The Murgtal Railway is a scenic railway line in southwestern Germany that runs through the Murg Valley in the Black Forest, linking towns such as Rastatt with the surrounding region.
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D.
Ahr Valley Railway
The Ahr Valley Railway is a scenic regional rail line in western Germany that follows the Ahr River through the Eifel region, connecting small towns and wine-growing areas to the broader rail network.
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E.
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
The Rorschach–Heiden rack railway is a Swiss mountain railway line that climbs steeply from the lakeside town of Rorschach to the higher-altitude village of Heiden using a rack-and-pinion system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage railway
ⓘ
mountain railway ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| environment | high alpine landscape ⓘ |
| followsRouteOf | former Furka summit line ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Furka
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Pass
Gletsch ⓘ Oberwald ⓘ Realp ⓘ Tiefenbach ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | preserved section of former Furka–Oberalp line ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| languageOfNativeName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
ⓘ
canton of Uri ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| nativeName | Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high mountain gradients
ⓘ
historic steam operation over high alpine pass ⓘ views of Rhone Glacier ⓘ |
| notableFor |
restoration of abandoned mountain railway infrastructure
ⓘ
volunteer-based operation ⓘ |
| offers |
scenic journeys
ⓘ
tourist excursions ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway preservation association
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
|
| operatedWith | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| operatingPattern | steam-hauled passenger trains ⓘ |
| originallyPartOf |
Furka–Oberalp railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Oberalp railway
|
| passesThrough | Furka Pass ⓘ |
| purpose |
preservation of historic mountain railway operations
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Goms valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Goms Valley
Urseren valley ⓘ |
| reopenedAsHeritageRailway | 1980s ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | rack braking system ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | summer ⓘ |
| terminus |
Oberwald
ⓘ
Realp ⓘ |
| tourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
railway tourism ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| uses | rack railway system ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
historic carriages
ⓘ
vintage steam locomotives ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | Abt rack system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway Description of subject: The Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway is a historic Swiss mountain railway operated with vintage steam locomotives, offering scenic journeys over the Furka Pass between Realp and Oberwald.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
linked to: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway
subject linked to:
Furka Oberalp railway
linked to: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway