Triple

T1090079
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Cornelius Vanderbilt E24141 entity
Predicate owned P347 FINISHED
Object Hudson River Railroad
The Hudson River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line running along New York’s Hudson River that became a key component of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s transportation empire and the region’s rail network.
E26481 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Hudson River Railroad | Statement: [Cornelius Vanderbilt, owned, Hudson River Railroad]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hudson River Railroad
Context triple: [Cornelius Vanderbilt, owned, Hudson River Railroad]
  • A. Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
    The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was an early 20th-century rapid transit system that operated tunnels and trains between Manhattan and New Jersey, forming the core of what is now the PATH system.
  • B. New York and Harlem Railroad
    The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the earliest rail lines in New York State, forming a key part of the region’s 19th-century transportation network and later becoming a cornerstone of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s railroad empire.
  • C. New York Central Railroad
    New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
  • D. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
    The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was a major railroad in the northeastern United States that operated extensive passenger and freight services across New England and into New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • E. Metro-North Railroad Port Jervis Line
    The Metro-North Railroad Port Jervis Line is a commuter rail line in the New York metropolitan area that provides long-distance service between Port Jervis and Hoboken, New Jersey, with connections to New York City.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Hudson River Railroad
Triple: [Cornelius Vanderbilt, owned, Hudson River Railroad]
Generated description
The Hudson River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line running along New York’s Hudson River that became a key component of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s transportation empire and the region’s rail network.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hudson River Railroad
Target entity description: The Hudson River Railroad was a 19th-century rail line running along New York’s Hudson River that became a key component of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s transportation empire and the region’s rail network.
  • A. Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
    The Hudson and Manhattan Railroad was an early 20th-century rapid transit system that operated tunnels and trains between Manhattan and New Jersey, forming the core of what is now the PATH system.
  • B. New York and Harlem Railroad
    The New York and Harlem Railroad was one of the earliest rail lines in New York State, forming a key part of the region’s 19th-century transportation network and later becoming a cornerstone of Cornelius Vanderbilt’s railroad empire.
  • C. New York Central Railroad chosen
    New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
  • D. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
    The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad was a major railroad in the northeastern United States that operated extensive passenger and freight services across New England and into New York City during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • E. Metro-North Railroad Port Jervis Line
    The Metro-North Railroad Port Jervis Line is a commuter rail line in the New York metropolitan area that provides long-distance service between Port Jervis and Hoboken, New Jersey, with connections to New York City.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a49404428c819092dcc9632f5f7b8b completed March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b97f216881909e9b8943ce2078e4 completed March 1, 2026, 10:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac8303cbec8190a3b8a9bad2434ee7 completed March 7, 2026, 7:56 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac83a2d15c8190abd20fa3a98b89cf completed March 7, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac84131858819097330fb693b3f0bd completed March 7, 2026, 8:01 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:42 p.m.