Triple
T11432280
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Erie Railroad |
E270913
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableRoute |
P22
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
New York–Buffalo route
The New York–Buffalo route was a major passenger and freight rail corridor in New York State that connected New York City with Buffalo along the Erie Railroad system.
|
E925477
|
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: New York–Buffalo route | Statement: [Erie Railroad, notableRoute, New York–Buffalo route]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York–Buffalo route Context triple: [Erie Railroad, notableRoute, New York–Buffalo route]
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A.
Chicago–Buffalo main line
The Chicago–Buffalo main line was a key intercity rail corridor linking Chicago and Buffalo, serving as a major route for passenger and freight traffic across the Midwest and into the Northeast.
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B.
New York–St. Louis route
The New York–St. Louis route was a major intercity passenger and freight rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast with the Midwest.
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C.
New York–Chicago main line
The New York–Chicago main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast metropolis of New York City with the Midwestern hub of Chicago.
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D.
Pittsburgh–Chicago route
The Pittsburgh–Chicago route was a major Pennsylvania Railroad passenger and freight corridor linking the industrial centers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.
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E.
Chicago–Cleveland route
The Chicago–Cleveland route is a major Midwestern rail corridor that historically linked Chicago, Illinois, with Cleveland, Ohio, serving as a key segment for passenger and freight traffic across the Great Lakes region.
- 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: New York–Buffalo route Triple: [Erie Railroad, notableRoute, New York–Buffalo route]
Generated description
The New York–Buffalo route was a major passenger and freight rail corridor in New York State that connected New York City with Buffalo along the Erie Railroad system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York–Buffalo route Target entity description: The New York–Buffalo route was a major passenger and freight rail corridor in New York State that connected New York City with Buffalo along the Erie Railroad system.
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A.
Chicago–Buffalo main line
The Chicago–Buffalo main line was a key intercity rail corridor linking Chicago and Buffalo, serving as a major route for passenger and freight traffic across the Midwest and into the Northeast.
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B.
New York–St. Louis route
The New York–St. Louis route was a major intercity passenger and freight rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast with the Midwest.
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C.
New York–Chicago main line
The New York–Chicago main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast metropolis of New York City with the Midwestern hub of Chicago.
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D.
Pittsburgh–Chicago route
The Pittsburgh–Chicago route was a major Pennsylvania Railroad passenger and freight corridor linking the industrial centers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Chicago, Illinois.
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E.
Chicago–Cleveland route
The Chicago–Cleveland route is a major Midwestern rail corridor that historically linked Chicago, Illinois, with Cleveland, Ohio, serving as a key segment for passenger and freight traffic across the Great Lakes region.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d6aadeef688190874bcecd88b3dd9b |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d806c30d788190b0c939b33de89277 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69e5d36cee548190a8215ba088bdb01a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:19 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69e5d615b6a08190b6000339bec4270d |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:30 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69e5d924963c8190bfc55ffeb529a499 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 7:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:35 p.m.