Triple
T892229
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | American Locomotive Company |
E19263
|
entity |
| Predicate | competitor |
P1375
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Electro-Motive Division
Electro-Motive Division was a major American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives that played a leading role in the transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads.
|
E116848
|
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: Electro-Motive Division | Statement: [American Locomotive Company, competitor, Electro-Motive Division]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electro-Motive Division Context triple: [American Locomotive Company, competitor, Electro-Motive Division]
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A.
Lima Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works was a prominent American manufacturer best known for producing innovative steam locomotives, including the powerful "Super Power" designs that significantly advanced railroad performance in the early 20th century.
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B.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works was a major American manufacturer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that played a central role in the development of railroad transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company was a major U.S. manufacturer of steam and diesel locomotives and other heavy machinery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives and railroad cars that later became part of the American Locomotive Company.
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E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- 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: Electro-Motive Division Triple: [American Locomotive Company, competitor, Electro-Motive Division]
Generated description
Electro-Motive Division was a major American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives that played a leading role in the transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Electro-Motive Division Target entity description: Electro-Motive Division was a major American manufacturer of diesel-electric locomotives that played a leading role in the transition from steam to diesel power on North American railroads.
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A.
Lima Locomotive Works
Lima Locomotive Works was a prominent American manufacturer best known for producing innovative steam locomotives, including the powerful "Super Power" designs that significantly advanced railroad performance in the early 20th century.
-
B.
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Baldwin Locomotive Works was a major American manufacturer of steam, diesel, and electric locomotives that played a central role in the development of railroad transportation in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
C.
American Locomotive Company
The American Locomotive Company was a major U.S. manufacturer of steam and diesel locomotives and other heavy machinery in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
-
D.
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works
Pittsburgh Locomotive and Car Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives and railroad cars that later became part of the American Locomotive Company.
-
E.
Brooks Locomotive Works
Brooks Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
- 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_69a4939d37188190848be3d426ebc9ae |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4ad0304b081908d4c92bb2beadb81 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 9:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac257f3b2c819082a16c7242d89404 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac25e6cc608190a717c7991936c3a5 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:19 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac264b6bc08190a18c4f61ea6eb0f4 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 1:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:39 p.m.