Triple
T3404409
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | MBTA Braintree Branch |
E71735
|
entity |
| Predicate | usesRollingStock |
P5426
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars
The MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars are a fleet of heavy-rail subway vehicles used on Boston’s Red Line, featuring stainless-steel bodies and modernized interiors compared to earlier generations of MBTA rolling stock.
|
E358760
|
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: MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars | Statement: [MBTA Braintree Branch, usesRollingStock, MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars Context triple: [MBTA Braintree Branch, usesRollingStock, MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars]
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A.
MBTA Red Line 1700 series cars
The MBTA Red Line 1700 series cars are a fleet of heavy-rail subway vehicles used on Boston’s Red Line, particularly associated with service on the Braintree Branch.
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B.
MBTA Red Line 1500/1600 series cars
The MBTA Red Line 1500/1600 series cars are an older generation of heavy-rail subway vehicles that have long served Boston’s Red Line, particularly known for their stainless-steel bodies and traditional rapid-transit design.
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C.
MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle
The MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle is a high-floor, articulated streetcar used on Boston’s Green Line, known for its distinctive design and role as one of the system’s primary light rail fleets.
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D.
MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle
The MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle is a low-floor, articulated streetcar used on Boston’s Green Line, designed to improve accessibility and passenger capacity on the system’s light rail routes.
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E.
MBTA Green Line rolling stock
MBTA Green Line rolling stock comprises the light rail vehicles used on Boston’s Green Line, including multiple generations of trolleys that serve as the backbone of the city’s surface and subway light rail service.
- 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: MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars Triple: [MBTA Braintree Branch, usesRollingStock, MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars]
Generated description
The MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars are a fleet of heavy-rail subway vehicles used on Boston’s Red Line, featuring stainless-steel bodies and modernized interiors compared to earlier generations of MBTA rolling stock.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars Target entity description: The MBTA Red Line 1800 series cars are a fleet of heavy-rail subway vehicles used on Boston’s Red Line, featuring stainless-steel bodies and modernized interiors compared to earlier generations of MBTA rolling stock.
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A.
MBTA Red Line 1700 series cars
The MBTA Red Line 1700 series cars are a fleet of heavy-rail subway vehicles used on Boston’s Red Line, particularly associated with service on the Braintree Branch.
-
B.
MBTA Red Line 1500/1600 series cars
The MBTA Red Line 1500/1600 series cars are an older generation of heavy-rail subway vehicles that have long served Boston’s Red Line, particularly known for their stainless-steel bodies and traditional rapid-transit design.
-
C.
MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle
The MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle is a high-floor, articulated streetcar used on Boston’s Green Line, known for its distinctive design and role as one of the system’s primary light rail fleets.
-
D.
MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle
The MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle is a low-floor, articulated streetcar used on Boston’s Green Line, designed to improve accessibility and passenger capacity on the system’s light rail routes.
-
E.
MBTA Green Line rolling stock
MBTA Green Line rolling stock comprises the light rail vehicles used on Boston’s Green Line, including multiple generations of trolleys that serve as the backbone of the city’s surface and subway light rail service.
- 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_69ad85aac4808190a092c9cc8911f584 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb8e8ea848190b4ac167f1aba8ebd |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:59 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b360b8a5a88190a6c29b438bfec09d |
completed | March 13, 2026, 12:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b361c3f7508190aacfc24528546614 |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b36249b50881909ebae2d35b30cc1c |
completed | March 13, 2026, 1:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:14 p.m.