Triple
T2332844
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Texas and Pacific Railway |
E44241
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entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system)
The Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) was an early regional rail line in Texas and Louisiana that later became part of the Texas and Pacific Railway system.
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E255346
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NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) | Statement: [Texas and Pacific Railway, predecessor, Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) Context triple: [Texas and Pacific Railway, predecessor, Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system)]
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A.
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
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B.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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C.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
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D.
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway was a major North American freight railroad that operated a core network linking the U.S. Midwest with the Gulf Coast and Mexico.
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E.
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) Triple: [Texas and Pacific Railway, predecessor, Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system)]
Generated description
The Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) was an early regional rail line in Texas and Louisiana that later became part of the Texas and Pacific Railway system.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) (early Texas line, not SP system) Target entity description: The Southern Pacific Railroad (Texas and Louisiana) was an early regional rail line in Texas and Louisiana that later became part of the Texas and Pacific Railway system.
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A.
Texas and Pacific Railway
The Texas and Pacific Railway was a major 19th- and 20th-century American railroad that operated across Texas and into the southwestern United States, playing a key role in regional transportation and economic development.
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B.
St. Louis–San Francisco Railway
The St. Louis–San Francisco Railway, commonly known as the Frisco, was a major American railroad that operated in the central and south-central United States from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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C.
Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch
The Union Pacific Railway, Southern Branch was a 19th-century rail line that later evolved into the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, helping open the American Midwest and Southwest to expanded transportation and commerce.
-
D.
Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway was a major North American freight railroad that operated a core network linking the U.S. Midwest with the Gulf Coast and Mexico.
-
E.
Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad was a major American railroad company that operated extensive rail networks across the western and southwestern United States from the 19th to the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69a889132b488190bbb43ad4780ddd92 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc66bd0f08190aad5f640cfa1c372 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:32 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae8979bca08190aac46ef3dc1a2be2 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae8a4a55c4819082b10a5995395e46 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:52 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae8ae561c081908f64fb7ca43d928e |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:51 p.m.