Triple
T500466
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CSX Transportation |
E10387
|
entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a major U.S. railroad company that operated across the southeastern United States from the 19th century into the late 20th century, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation.
|
E64460
|
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: Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Statement: [CSX Transportation, predecessor, Louisville and Nashville Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louisville and Nashville Railroad Context triple: [CSX Transportation, predecessor, Louisville and Nashville Railroad]
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A.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a major American railroad best known for hauling Appalachian coal and operating key routes through the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest before becoming part of the modern CSX rail system.
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B.
Western and Atlantic Railroad
The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.
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C.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the earliest and most influential American railroads, playing a key role in the development of U.S. transportation and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad was a major American railroad that operated in the southeastern United States, known for its prominent passenger services and streamlined trains.
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E.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
- 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: Louisville and Nashville Railroad Triple: [CSX Transportation, predecessor, Louisville and Nashville Railroad]
Generated description
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a major U.S. railroad company that operated across the southeastern United States from the 19th century into the late 20th century, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Louisville and Nashville Railroad Target entity description: The Louisville and Nashville Railroad was a major U.S. railroad company that operated across the southeastern United States from the 19th century into the late 20th century, playing a key role in regional freight and passenger transportation.
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A.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a major American railroad best known for hauling Appalachian coal and operating key routes through the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest before becoming part of the modern CSX rail system.
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B.
Western and Atlantic Railroad
The Western and Atlantic Railroad was a 19th-century U.S. rail line in Georgia that played a crucial role in the development of Atlanta as a major transportation hub.
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C.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was one of the earliest and most influential American railroads, playing a key role in the development of U.S. transportation and commerce in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
D.
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Seaboard Air Line Railroad was a major American railroad that operated in the southeastern United States, known for its prominent passenger services and streamlined trains.
-
E.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad
The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was a major Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic rail system that formed a key part of the Pennsylvania Railroad’s network, linking important industrial cities across the region.
- 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_69a2e847df8481909239ec08ccf1e376 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f13096248190a622a58dcf540b00 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:44 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4a42835088190b489cc23629a44c0 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4a488e0648190a5d8331c43c15a52 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4a52e4ae081909f880462479fc51f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:44 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.