Triple
T20179452
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | EMC/EMD diesel locomotives |
E492686
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableModel |
P1503
|
FINISHED |
| Object | EMD SW7 |
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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 SW7 | Statement: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD SW7]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EMD SW7 Context triple: [EMC/EMD diesel locomotives, notableModel, EMD SW7]
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A.
EMD SW1
The EMD SW1 is an early diesel-electric switcher locomotive introduced in the late 1930s that became widely used in North American rail yards for light switching and industrial service.
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B.
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.
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C.
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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D.
EMD GP7
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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E.
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.
- 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 SW7 Target entity description: The EMD SW7 is a 1,200-horsepower diesel-electric switcher locomotive built by Electro-Motive Division in the late 1940s and early 1950s, widely used for yard and industrial switching across North America.
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A.
EMD SW1
The EMD SW1 is an early diesel-electric switcher locomotive introduced in the late 1930s that became widely used in North American rail yards for light switching and industrial service.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
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.
-
D.
EMD GP7
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.
-
E.
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.
- 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.