Triple
T403210
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Bureau of Transportation Statistics |
E9328
|
entity |
| Predicate | publishes |
P80
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Freight Facts and Figures
Freight Facts and Figures is a statistical publication that provides comprehensive data and analysis on freight transportation activity and trends in the United States.
|
E9328
|
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: Freight Facts and Figures | Statement: [Bureau of Transportation Statistics, publishes, Freight Facts and Figures]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freight Facts and Figures Context triple: [Bureau of Transportation Statistics, publishes, Freight Facts and Figures]
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A.
Class I freight railroads in the United States
Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.
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B.
BG Freight Line
BG Freight Line is a short-sea container shipping and logistics company operating services across Northern Europe and the UK and Ireland.
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C.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a U.S. federal agency that compiles, analyzes, and publishes data on the nation’s transportation systems to inform policy and decision-making.
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D.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles, including trucks and buses, on the nation’s highways.
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E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- 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: Freight Facts and Figures Triple: [Bureau of Transportation Statistics, publishes, Freight Facts and Figures]
Generated description
Freight Facts and Figures is a statistical publication that provides comprehensive data and analysis on freight transportation activity and trends in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Freight Facts and Figures Target entity description: Freight Facts and Figures is a statistical publication that provides comprehensive data and analysis on freight transportation activity and trends in the United States.
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A.
Class I freight railroads in the United States
Class I freight railroads in the United States are the largest and highest-revenue freight rail carriers in the country, operating extensive long-haul networks that move the majority of U.S. rail cargo.
-
B.
BG Freight Line
BG Freight Line is a short-sea container shipping and logistics company operating services across Northern Europe and the UK and Ireland.
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C.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
chosen
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a U.S. federal agency that compiles, analyzes, and publishes data on the nation’s transportation systems to inform policy and decision-making.
-
D.
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and improving the safety of commercial motor vehicles, including trucks and buses, on the nation’s highways.
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E.
Surface Transportation Board
The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
- F. None of above.
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_69a2e8004cb88190b92ed1add6abf41a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eca0e2048190a7bf360257965e56 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a41042136c819096dde34d5608feec |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:09 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a410a87f4c8190916688197abc1f16 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a410ff91e08190959720b0315a7989 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:12 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.