Triple
T1336196
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad |
E28754
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
|
E162209
|
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: Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch | Statement: [Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, predecessor, Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch Context triple: [Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, predecessor, Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch]
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A.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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B.
Sacramento Southern Railroad
The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railway in Sacramento, California, offering excursion train rides along the Sacramento River as part of the California State Railroad Museum’s operations.
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C.
Winchester and Western Railroad
Winchester and Western Railroad is a regional shortline railroad that operates freight services in parts of the Mid-Atlantic United States, including the South Jersey area.
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D.
Western Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated primarily in the western United States, known for its scenic transcontinental routes and competitive service against larger carriers like the Southern Pacific.
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E.
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was a historic 19th-century short-line railway in Nevada that played a crucial role in transporting ore, supplies, and passengers for the Comstock Lode mining boom.
- 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: Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch Triple: [Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, predecessor, Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch]
Generated description
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch Target entity description: The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
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A.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
-
B.
Sacramento Southern Railroad
The Sacramento Southern Railroad is a heritage railway in Sacramento, California, offering excursion train rides along the Sacramento River as part of the California State Railroad Museum’s operations.
-
C.
Winchester and Western Railroad
Winchester and Western Railroad is a regional shortline railroad that operates freight services in parts of the Mid-Atlantic United States, including the South Jersey area.
-
D.
Western Pacific Railroad
Western Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated primarily in the western United States, known for its scenic transcontinental routes and competitive service against larger carriers like the Southern Pacific.
-
E.
Virginia and Truckee Railroad
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad was a historic 19th-century short-line railway in Nevada that played a crucial role in transporting ore, supplies, and passengers for the Comstock Lode mining boom.
- 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_69a498561a508190a3e1bc137c2b866a |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:49 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4c1ecb5208190a9eadda113c91e66 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ace56298708190819518926b2b608f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ace639296881909dc3fe52720d120d |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ace7730cf08190a4e0329be205da3f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:05 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:55 p.m.