Colton Crossing
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Colton Crossing is a major historic railroad junction in Colton, California, where multiple key rail lines intersect.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colton Crossing canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7191691 — 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: Colton Crossing Context triple: [Colton, hasRailFacility, Colton Crossing]
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A.
Lakeside Crossing
Lakeside Crossing is a themed area of the Saint Louis Zoo featuring animal exhibits, guest amenities, and scenic views near the zoo’s central lake.
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B.
Liberty Crossing
Liberty Crossing is a secure U.S. intelligence campus in Northern Virginia that houses the National Counterterrorism Center and other national security agencies.
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C.
Rowland Heights
Rowland Heights is a suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, known for its large Asian American population, vibrant shopping and dining scene, and location in the San Gabriel Valley.
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D.
Riverside Heights
Riverside Heights is a small community located within the Township of South Dundas in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Woodcrest
Woodcrest is the fictional suburban neighborhood that serves as the primary setting for the animated television series "The Boondocks."
- 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: Colton Crossing Target entity description: Colton Crossing is a major historic railroad junction in Colton, California, where multiple key rail lines intersect.
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A.
Lakeside Crossing
Lakeside Crossing is a themed area of the Saint Louis Zoo featuring animal exhibits, guest amenities, and scenic views near the zoo’s central lake.
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B.
Liberty Crossing
Liberty Crossing is a secure U.S. intelligence campus in Northern Virginia that houses the National Counterterrorism Center and other national security agencies.
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C.
Rowland Heights
Rowland Heights is a suburban community in Los Angeles County, California, known for its large Asian American population, vibrant shopping and dining scene, and location in the San Gabriel Valley.
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D.
Riverside Heights
Riverside Heights is a small community located within the Township of South Dundas in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Woodcrest
Woodcrest is the fictional suburban neighborhood that serves as the primary setting for the animated television series "The Boondocks."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
railroad grade crossing ⓘ railroad junction ⓘ |
| category |
Rail infrastructure in California
ⓘ
Rail junctions in the United States ⓘ Transportation in San Bernardino County, California ⓘ |
| connects |
Los Angeles Basin to the east via BNSF
ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision
Los Angeles Basin to the east via Union Pacific ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crosses |
BNSF Railway line
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad line ⓘ former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway line ⓘ former Southern Pacific Railroad line ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1000 feet ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
ⓘ
Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
Federal Railroad Administration ⓘ State of California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| gradeSeparationCompleted | 2013 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key junction for freight traffic between Los Angeles and the rest of the United States
ⓘ
major bottleneck in Southern California rail traffic ⓘ |
| inception | 1883 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colton, California
ⓘ
Inland Empire ⓘ San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Sunset Route
ⓘ
Transcon (BNSF transcontinental mainline) ⓘ
linked to:
BNSF Southern Transcon
|
| near |
Interstate 10
ⓘ
Interstate 215 ⓘ San Bernardino ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Redlands, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Redlands, California, United States
Riverside, California ⓘ |
| opened | 1883 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Southern California rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles–San Bernardino rail corridor
U.S. transcontinental rail network ⓘ |
| projectCost | approximately 202 million US dollars ⓘ |
| projectName | Colton Crossing Grade Separation Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve freight mobility
ⓘ
reduce rail congestion ⓘ reduce train idling and emissions ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| status | grade-separated ⓘ |
| structureType | railroad diamond crossing (historically) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
BNSF Railway
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colton Crossing Description of subject: Colton Crossing is a major historic railroad junction in Colton, California, where multiple key rail lines intersect.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.