Triple
T6692304
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Milwaukee Road |
E152656
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Soo Line Railroad
The Soo Line Railroad was a major U.S. Midwestern railroad, primarily serving the upper Midwest and closely associated with Canadian Pacific Railway’s operations in the United States.
|
E614262
|
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: Soo Line Railroad | Statement: [Milwaukee Road, successor, Soo Line Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soo Line Railroad Context triple: [Milwaukee Road, successor, Soo Line Railroad]
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A.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road, was a major Midwestern and transcontinental U.S. railroad renowned for its electrified lines and passenger services.
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B.
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway was a regional railroad in the Midwestern United States that primarily served agricultural areas by connecting smaller communities to major rail hubs.
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C.
Milwaukee Road
The Milwaukee Road was a major American railroad that operated an extensive Midwestern and Pacific Northwest network, noted especially for its electrified mountain routes and eventual bankruptcy in the late 20th century.
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D.
Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
Great Northern Railway (U.S.) was a major transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest and playing a key role in the region’s economic development.
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E.
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Iowa Interstate Railroad is a regional freight railroad operating across parts of Iowa and neighboring Midwestern states, connecting local industries to the national rail network.
- 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: Soo Line Railroad Triple: [Milwaukee Road, successor, Soo Line Railroad]
Generated description
The Soo Line Railroad was a major U.S. Midwestern railroad, primarily serving the upper Midwest and closely associated with Canadian Pacific Railway’s operations in the United States.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soo Line Railroad Target entity description: The Soo Line Railroad was a major U.S. Midwestern railroad, primarily serving the upper Midwest and closely associated with Canadian Pacific Railway’s operations in the United States.
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A.
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, commonly known as the Milwaukee Road, was a major Midwestern and transcontinental U.S. railroad renowned for its electrified lines and passenger services.
-
B.
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway was a regional railroad in the Midwestern United States that primarily served agricultural areas by connecting smaller communities to major rail hubs.
-
C.
Milwaukee Road
The Milwaukee Road was a major American railroad that operated an extensive Midwestern and Pacific Northwest network, noted especially for its electrified mountain routes and eventual bankruptcy in the late 20th century.
-
D.
Great Northern Railway (U.S.)
Great Northern Railway (U.S.) was a major transcontinental railroad that operated across the northern United States, connecting the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest and playing a key role in the region’s economic development.
-
E.
Iowa Interstate Railroad
Iowa Interstate Railroad is a regional freight railroad operating across parts of Iowa and neighboring Midwestern states, connecting local industries to the national rail network.
- 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_69c6880687b08190805278b504d1c92c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6b193a8c08190a99152a8eca018e6 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c7007d2cb881909cebe2ab0d55ce3d |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:11 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7054749ac8190b0d8153dcf9fd8a0 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:31 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c705db3098819083ce9a93e429b758 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m.