Triple
T20179449
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | EMC/EMD diesel locomotives |
E492686
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableModel |
P1503
|
FINISHED |
| Object | EMD GP7 |
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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 GP7 | Statement: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD GP7]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EMD GP7 Context triple: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD GP7]
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A.
EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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B.
EMD GP38
The EMD GP38 is a four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
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C.
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.
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D.
EMD GP40-2H
The EMD GP40-2H is a rebuilt, passenger-equipped variant of the EMD GP40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, featuring head-end power for commuter rail service.
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E.
EMD E7
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.
- 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 GP7 Target entity description: The EMD GP7 is a four-axle road switcher diesel-electric locomotive introduced in the late 1940s that became one of Electro-Motive Division’s most successful and widely used early road switcher designs in North America.
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A.
EMD GP40
The EMD GP40 is a four-axle diesel-electric locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1960s and early 1970s, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
-
B.
EMD GP38
The EMD GP38 is a four-axle diesel-electric road switcher locomotive built by General Motors’ Electro-Motive Division, widely used by North American railroads for freight service.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
EMD GP40-2H
The EMD GP40-2H is a rebuilt, passenger-equipped variant of the EMD GP40-2 diesel-electric locomotive, featuring head-end power for commuter rail service.
-
E.
EMD E7
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.
- 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.