Triple
T8079127
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | New England rail network |
E188570
|
entity |
| Predicate | historicallyBuiltBy |
P13567
|
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: [New England rail network, historicallyBuiltBy, Boston and Maine Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston and Maine Railroad Context triple: [New England rail network, historicallyBuiltBy, Boston and Maine Railroad]
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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.
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B.
Old Colony Railroad
Old Colony Railroad was a prominent 19th-century New England railroad company that operated extensive passenger and freight services primarily in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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C.
Maine Central Railroad
Maine Central Railroad was a major New England railroad that operated extensive freight and passenger services across Maine and neighboring states from the 19th through the 20th century.
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D.
Boston and Worcester Railroad
The Boston and Worcester Railroad was one of the early 19th-century rail lines in Massachusetts that connected Boston with the inland city of Worcester, helping spur regional industrial and suburban development.
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E.
Boston and Albany Railroad
The Boston and Albany Railroad was a historic rail line that connected Boston, Massachusetts to Albany, New York, playing a major role in 19th- and early 20th-century transportation and commerce in the region.
- 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: historicallyBuiltBy Context triple: [New England rail network, historicallyBuiltBy, Boston and Maine Railroad]
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A.
originallyBuiltBy
chosen
Indicates that something was first constructed or created by a particular agent, organization, or entity.
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B.
historicallyBorneBy
Indicates that an entity has carried, possessed, or used another entity (such as a name, title, or symbol) at some point in the past.
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C.
erectedBy
Indicates that something (such as a structure, monument, or installation) was constructed, set up, or raised by a particular agent or entity.
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D.
wasOriginallyBuiltAs
Indicates that an object or structure was initially constructed for a particular purpose, function, or role, which may differ from its current use.
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E.
builtInThe
Indicates that something was constructed or created within a specified location, structure, or context.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 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_69ca82b50c708190863f661d438e68df |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb40a3f01c819096a2c9d5d5199fe6 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 3:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cc63f79ac08190af49e77bee67921d |
completed | April 1, 2026, 12:16 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cb049f1614819087360d1a4c6f0faa |
completed | March 30, 2026, 11:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:28 p.m.