Triple
T1232849
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New York Central Railroad |
E26481
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessorOf |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Conrail |
E24202
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Conrail | Statement: [New York Central Railroad, predecessorOf, Conrail]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Conrail Context triple: [New York Central Railroad, predecessorOf, Conrail]
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A.
Conrail
chosen
Conrail was a major U.S. freight railroad formed in the 1970s to take over and revitalize the operations of several bankrupt Northeastern railroads.
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B.
Pan Am Railways
Pan Am Railways was a regional freight railroad in New England, formerly known as Guilford Rail System, that operated an extensive network across the northeastern United States.
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C.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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D.
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western Railway was a major American railroad known for its coal-hauling operations and distinctive steam locomotive fleet, which later became part of Norfolk Southern Railway through merger.
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E.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69a4948571c88190a9191e451e6035fd |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4be5b40208190b115a6a344402caf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac93bf346081908a36a25b6616009a |
completed | March 7, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:47 p.m.