Triple
T840632
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Interborough Rapid Transit Company |
E18167
|
entity |
| Predicate | owned |
P347
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control)
Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) was a New York City elevated railway operator whose lines were later integrated into the early subway system under the Interborough Rapid Transit network.
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E18167
|
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: Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) | Statement: [Interborough Rapid Transit Company, owned, Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) Context triple: [Interborough Rapid Transit Company, owned, Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control)]
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A.
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator that built and ran New York City's first subway lines in the early 20th century before they were incorporated into the modern NYC Subway system.
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B.
Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years)
The Long Island Rail Road is a major commuter rail system serving Long Island and connecting it to New York City, recognized as one of the busiest and oldest railroads in the United States.
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C.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
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D.
New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
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E.
Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway is a rapid transit line providing passenger rail service along Staten Island’s east shore in New York City.
- 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: Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) Triple: [Interborough Rapid Transit Company, owned, Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control)]
Generated description
Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) was a New York City elevated railway operator whose lines were later integrated into the early subway system under the Interborough Rapid Transit network.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) Target entity description: Manhattan Railway Company (lease and control) was a New York City elevated railway operator whose lines were later integrated into the early subway system under the Interborough Rapid Transit network.
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A.
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
chosen
The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator that built and ran New York City's first subway lines in the early 20th century before they were incorporated into the modern NYC Subway system.
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B.
Long Island Rail Road (controlling interest for many years)
The Long Island Rail Road is a major commuter rail system serving Long Island and connecting it to New York City, recognized as one of the busiest and oldest railroads in the United States.
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C.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
-
D.
New York Central Railroad
New York Central Railroad was one of the largest and most influential American railroads, known for its extensive network in the northeastern United States and iconic passenger trains like the 20th Century Limited.
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E.
Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway is a rapid transit line providing passenger rail service along Staten Island’s east shore in New York City.
- F. None of above.
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_69a49389f44881909a608fb27d89f247 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4abe5d7848190b15e0cb343b6f4ba |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a7929a91088190bef474424bde527c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:02 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a793609f148190b191c1d77cad0c80 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:05 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a793d0aac081909acf83bb60fd2a2c |
completed | March 4, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:38 p.m.