Triple
T197043
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | BNSF Railway |
E3839
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Burlington Northern Railroad
Burlington Northern Railroad was a major American freight railroad that operated across much of the western United States before becoming part of the BNSF Railway through merger.
|
E3839
|
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: Burlington Northern Railroad | Statement: [BNSF Railway, formedByMergerOf, Burlington Northern Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlington Northern Railroad Context triple: [BNSF Railway, formedByMergerOf, Burlington Northern Railroad]
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A.
BNSF Railway
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
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B.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
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D.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
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E.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- 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: Burlington Northern Railroad Triple: [BNSF Railway, formedByMergerOf, Burlington Northern Railroad]
Generated description
Burlington Northern Railroad was a major American freight railroad that operated across much of the western United States before becoming part of the BNSF Railway through merger.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burlington Northern Railroad Target entity description: Burlington Northern Railroad was a major American freight railroad that operated across much of the western United States before becoming part of the BNSF Railway through merger.
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A.
BNSF Railway
chosen
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America, operating an extensive system that spans the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico.
-
B.
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
-
C.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific Railroad was a major American Class I railroad that operated across the Midwestern and Southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation before its merger into the Union Pacific system.
-
D.
Norfolk Southern Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
-
E.
CSX Transportation
CSX Transportation is a major U.S. freight railroad company operating an extensive rail network across the eastern United States.
- 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_69a2548debd48190ae3a06d6e65b53c6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:35 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2598594388190a56f36fa036eac84 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:57 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3836ea55c81909135f5f061e47da5 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:08 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a38453dee88190a2b88b147cd826e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a384b1c0f48190be08f3a44778548d |
completed | March 1, 2026, 12:13 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:41 a.m.