Triple

T7972803

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	GE 7FDL16	`E185367`	entity
Predicate	usedIn	`P98`	FINISHED
Object	GE Dash 9 series locomotives GE Dash 9 series locomotives are high-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotives built by General Electric in the 1990s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy mainline service.	`E710036`	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: GE Dash 9 series locomotives | Statement: [GE 7FDL16, usedIn, GE Dash 9 series locomotives]

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

Target entity: GE Dash 9 series locomotives
Context triple: [GE 7FDL16, usedIn, GE Dash 9 series locomotives]

A. GE Dash 8 series locomotives
GE Dash 8 series locomotives are a family of four- and six-axle diesel-electric freight and passenger locomotives built by General Electric in the 1980s and 1990s, known for their angular “Dash 8” carbody styling and widespread use by North American railroads.
B. GE Dash 7 series locomotives
GE Dash 7 series locomotives are a family of diesel-electric freight and passenger locomotives built by General Electric in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their improved performance and reliability over the earlier Universal Series.
C. EMD SD70 series locomotives
The EMD SD70 series locomotives are a family of high-horsepower, six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives widely used by North American railroads since the 1990s for heavy mainline service.
D. EMC/EMD diesel locomotives
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives are a family of North American diesel-electric engines built by Electro-Motive Corporation/Division that played a major role in replacing steam power on many railroads.
E. EMD GP9 locomotive
The EMD GP9 locomotive is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher built in the 1950s that became one of North America's most successful and versatile freight and passenger locomotives.
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: GE Dash 9 series locomotives
Triple: [GE 7FDL16, usedIn, GE Dash 9 series locomotives]

Generated description

GE Dash 9 series locomotives are high-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotives built by General Electric in the 1990s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy mainline service.

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

Target entity: GE Dash 9 series locomotives
Target entity description: GE Dash 9 series locomotives are high-horsepower diesel-electric freight locomotives built by General Electric in the 1990s, widely used by North American railroads for heavy mainline service.

A. GE Dash 8 series locomotives
GE Dash 8 series locomotives are a family of four- and six-axle diesel-electric freight and passenger locomotives built by General Electric in the 1980s and 1990s, known for their angular “Dash 8” carbody styling and widespread use by North American railroads.
B. GE Dash 7 series locomotives
GE Dash 7 series locomotives are a family of diesel-electric freight and passenger locomotives built by General Electric in the late 1970s and 1980s, known for their improved performance and reliability over the earlier Universal Series.
C. EMD SD70 series locomotives
The EMD SD70 series locomotives are a family of high-horsepower, six-axle diesel-electric freight locomotives widely used by North American railroads since the 1990s for heavy mainline service.
D. EMC/EMD diesel locomotives
EMC/EMD diesel locomotives are a family of North American diesel-electric engines built by Electro-Motive Corporation/Division that played a major role in replacing steam power on many railroads.
E. EMD GP9 locomotive
The EMD GP9 locomotive is a widely used four-axle diesel-electric road switcher built in the 1950s that became one of North America's most successful and versatile freight and passenger locomotives.
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_69ca8297699481909b75a405f01e03af`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cb3bd580dc819084be5b7963b6029c`	completed	March 31, 2026, 3:13 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69cc63b72c508190b0ad8acf975c1527`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:15 a.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69cc68634dc88190bc9b9e0598929d4d`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:35 a.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69cc6946aa5481908d682957b818a3e9`	completed	April 1, 2026, 12:39 a.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:13 p.m.