Boston–Portland main line
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The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boston and Maine Railroad line | 1 |
| Boston and Maine Railroad main line | 1 |
| Boston–Brunswick corridor | 1 |
| Boston–Portland main line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T646062 — 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.
Target entity: Boston–Portland main line Context triple: [Boston and Maine Railroad, notableRoute, Boston–Portland main line]
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MBTA Fitchburg Line
The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
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Boston and Lowell Railroad
The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a 19th-century New England railway company that operated a key line between Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts, and later became part of larger regional rail systems.
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Fitchburg Railroad
The Fitchburg Railroad was a historic New England rail line that operated across Massachusetts and into Vermont, later becoming part of the Boston and Maine Railroad system.
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MBTA Commuter Rail Kingston Line
The MBTA Commuter Rail Kingston Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail line providing commuter service between Boston and the South Shore, terminating in Kingston, Massachusetts.
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Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States, running primarily Amtrak and commuter trains along the urbanized spine of the East Coast between major cities such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Boston–Portland main line Target entity description: The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.
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MBTA Fitchburg Line
The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
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Boston and Lowell Railroad
The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a 19th-century New England railway company that operated a key line between Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts, and later became part of larger regional rail systems.
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Fitchburg Railroad
The Fitchburg Railroad was a historic New England rail line that operated across Massachusetts and into Vermont, later becoming part of the Boston and Maine Railroad system.
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MBTA Commuter Rail Kingston Line
The MBTA Commuter Rail Kingston Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rail line providing commuter service between Boston and the South Shore, terminating in Kingston, Massachusetts.
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Northeast Corridor
The Northeast Corridor is the busiest passenger rail line in the United States, running primarily Amtrak and commuter trains along the urbanized spine of the East Coast between major cities such as Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified on most segments ⓘ |
| follows | New England coast ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key coastal rail route in New England ⓘ |
| historicalUse | primary rail link between Boston and Portland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maine
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| operator |
Amtrak
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak (on portions)
various freight railroads ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
New England coastline
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surface form:
Atlantic coast of the United States (New England section)
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| partOf | Boston–Maine rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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Rockingham County, New Hampshire ⓘ York County, Maine ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Boston
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southern Maine ⓘ |
| service | intercity passenger trains (on portions) ⓘ |
| status |
partly active
ⓘ
partly historic ⓘ |
| terminus |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail transport ⓘ |
| use |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Boston–Portland main line Description of subject: The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.
Referenced by (4)
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