Triple
T20179447
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | EMC/EMD diesel locomotives |
E492686
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableModel |
P1503
|
FINISHED |
| Object | EMD E7 |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: EMD E7 | Statement: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD E7]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EMD E7 Context triple: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD E7]
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A.
EMD F7
The EMD F7 is a widely used American diesel-electric locomotive from the mid-20th century, known for its streamlined “F-unit” design and extensive service in both freight and passenger operations.
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B.
EMD F3
The EMD F3 is a streamlined, diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the late 1940s as part of the iconic F-unit series widely used across North American railroads.
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C.
EMD SD9
The EMD SD9 is a six-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the 1950s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy freight service.
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D.
EMD F2
The EMD F2 is a four-axle, 1,500-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the mid-1940s as an evolutionary refinement of its pioneering FT cab unit.
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E.
EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EMD E7 Target entity description: The EMD E7 is a streamlined, cab-unit diesel-electric passenger locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the late 1940s and widely used by major U.S. railroads during the early dieselization era.
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A.
EMD F7
The EMD F7 is a widely used American diesel-electric locomotive from the mid-20th century, known for its streamlined “F-unit” design and extensive service in both freight and passenger operations.
-
B.
EMD F3
The EMD F3 is a streamlined, diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the late 1940s as part of the iconic F-unit series widely used across North American railroads.
-
C.
EMD SD9
The EMD SD9 is a six-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the 1950s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy freight service.
-
D.
EMD F2
The EMD F2 is a four-axle, 1,500-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division in the mid-1940s as an evolutionary refinement of its pioneering FT cab unit.
-
E.
EMD GP38-2
The EMD GP38-2 is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, known for its reliability and versatility in freight service across North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69da6268a034819081cbd9ea5a1c9475 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e668edf27881909820f9103e72533e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:36 p.m.