Triple
T2016581
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Henry Vanderbilt |
E44007
|
entity |
| Predicate | managed |
P3234
|
FINISHED |
| Object | New York Central and Hudson River Railroad |
E26481
|
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: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad | Statement: [William Henry Vanderbilt, managed, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Context triple: [William Henry Vanderbilt, managed, New York Central and Hudson River Railroad]
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A.
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.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
New York, Westchester and Boston Railway
The New York, Westchester and Boston Railway was an early 20th-century electric commuter railroad serving the Bronx and Westchester County, later partially incorporated into the New York City Subway system.
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E.
Lehigh and Hudson River Railway
The Lehigh and Hudson River Railway was a regional American railroad that operated in the northeastern United States, primarily serving as a bridge line connecting major trunk railroads before its assets were absorbed into Conrail in 1976.
- 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_69a8891201bc8190aca837be6de41579 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abb8ccdb7c81909f6b3c96f79fcdfc |
completed | March 7, 2026, 5:34 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae0aef0fe88190adf9cd218cf7d8b4 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 11:49 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:38 p.m.