Triple

T41776
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject South Acton E825 entity
Predicate hasFormerService P3388 FINISHED
Object Boston and Maine Railroad E11243 NE FINISHED

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: Boston and Maine Railroad | Statement: [South Acton, hasFormerService, Boston and Maine Railroad]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston and Maine Railroad
Context triple: [South Acton, hasFormerService, Boston and Maine Railroad]
  • A. Boston and Maine Railroad chosen
    The Boston and Maine Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive passenger and freight services across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and surrounding states from the 19th through the mid-20th century.
  • B. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
    The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
  • C. Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
    The Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad was a 19th-century rail line that formed a key segment of the main corridor linking the northeastern United States, particularly connecting Philadelphia with points south.
  • D. MBTA Fitchburg Line
    The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
  • E. Chicago Railways Company
    The Chicago Railways Company was a major early 20th-century street railway operator in Chicago that formed a key part of the city’s urban transit system before consolidation into unified public transportation.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFormerService
Context triple: [South Acton, hasFormerService, Boston and Maine Railroad]
  • A. servedByService
    Indicates that something is provided, handled, or fulfilled by a particular service.
  • B. hasServiceType
    Indicates that an entity is associated with or categorized by a particular type of service.
  • C. hasLegacy
    Indicates that an entity leaves behind a lasting impact, influence, or inheritance that continues to exist or be recognized over time.
  • D. formerName
    Indicates that an entity was previously known by a different name in the past.
  • E. wasSupersededBy
    Indicates that one entity has been replaced or made obsolete by another entity that takes over its role or function.
  • 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_69a247a8f6c08190bac804906d62ed5a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24db9527c8190816b6b25c88cb2f4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2bf646ce88190b7c48f66c786e6bd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 10:11 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24ab8a8908190beec6da6694dd4c9 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:54 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a24db81c748190948560892f12c61b completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m.