Triple
T21904367
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lake Michigan rail car ferries |
E540895
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Milwaukee Road |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
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: Milwaukee Road | Statement: [Lake Michigan rail car ferries, usedBy, Milwaukee Road]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Milwaukee Road Context triple: [Lake Michigan rail car ferries, usedBy, Milwaukee Road]
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A.
Milwaukee Road
chosen
The Milwaukee Road was a major American railroad that operated an extensive Midwestern and Pacific Northwest network, noted especially for its electrified mountain routes and eventual bankruptcy in the late 20th century.
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B.
Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation
Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation was a U.S.-based railroad holding company best known for operating the regional Wisconsin Central Ltd. railway before its acquisition by larger rail interests.
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C.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road, was a major Midwestern and transcontinental U.S. railroad renowned for its electrified lines and passenger services.
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D.
Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad
The Milwaukee and La Crosse Railroad was a 19th-century Wisconsin railway company that played a key role in connecting Milwaukee with the Mississippi River region and advancing regional commerce and settlement.
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E.
Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad was a major U.S. Midwestern railroad, primarily serving the upper Midwest and closely associated with Canadian Pacific Railway’s operations in the United States.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e0c47b4e8c81908c8076eaa4c8e4f2 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:14 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f121d4c0248190909172decd7cbc64 |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:08 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 7:29 p.m.