Triple

T6301892

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations	`E141273`	entity
Predicate	basedOn	`P98`	FINISHED
Object	Railroad Retirement Act The Railroad Retirement Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes a separate retirement and disability benefits system for railroad workers, similar to but distinct from Social Security.	`E584577`	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: Railroad Retirement Act | Statement: [Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, basedOn, Railroad Retirement Act]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Railroad Retirement Act
Context triple: [Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, basedOn, Railroad Retirement Act]

A. Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for private-sector employee benefit plans, including pensions and health plans.
C. Staggers Rail Act
The Staggers Rail Act was a landmark 1980 U.S. federal law that largely deregulated the railroad industry, giving rail carriers greater freedom in setting rates and services to improve their financial stability and competitiveness.
D. Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
E. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 was a U.S. federal law that restructured bankrupt northeastern railroads and laid the groundwork for creating Conrail to maintain essential 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: Railroad Retirement Act
Triple: [Title 20 of the Code of Federal Regulations, basedOn, Railroad Retirement Act]

Generated description

The Railroad Retirement Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes a separate retirement and disability benefits system for railroad workers, similar to but distinct from Social Security.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Railroad Retirement Act
Target entity description: The Railroad Retirement Act is a U.S. federal law that establishes a separate retirement and disability benefits system for railroad workers, similar to but distinct from Social Security.

A. Hepburn Act regulation of railroads
The Hepburn Act regulation of railroads was a landmark 1906 U.S. law that greatly strengthened federal oversight of railroad rates and practices by expanding the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
B. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is a U.S. federal law that sets minimum standards and protections for private-sector employee benefit plans, including pensions and health plans.
C. Staggers Rail Act
The Staggers Rail Act was a landmark 1980 U.S. federal law that largely deregulated the railroad industry, giving rail carriers greater freedom in setting rates and services to improve their financial stability and competitiveness.
D. Wagner–Steagall Act
The Wagner–Steagall Act was a landmark 1937 U.S. federal law that created a permanent public housing program aimed at providing decent, affordable housing for low-income families.
E. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 was a U.S. federal law that restructured bankrupt northeastern railroads and laid the groundwork for creating Conrail to maintain essential 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_69c008cf0ad4819095def81e2bd42f9f`	completed	March 22, 2026, 3:20 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69c0645cfca88190ace060ef5b0e00e8`	completed	March 22, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69c5e436e7ec8190a5ea470eb83ddaea`	completed	March 27, 2026, 1:58 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69c5f3374b64819090c65e0bfdba116a`	completed	March 27, 2026, 3:02 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69c5f3d2e39c8190b579638ce8897c2d`	completed	March 27, 2026, 3:04 a.m.

Created at: March 22, 2026, 4:27 p.m.