Triple
T9211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
E184
|
entity |
| Predicate | servedByRailroad |
P782
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
|
E2147
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Union Pacific Railroad | Statement: [Council Bluffs, Iowa, servedByRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railroad Context triple: [Council Bluffs, Iowa, servedByRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
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B.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
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C.
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company was a dominant late-19th-century American steel producer that played a central role in the expansion of the U.S. steel industry and the rise of modern industrial capitalism.
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D.
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation is a major American steel-producing company formed in 1901 through the consolidation of several steel businesses, becoming the world’s first billion-dollar corporation.
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E.
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned U.S. corporation created during the New Deal to provide regional economic development, flood control, and electricity generation in the Tennessee Valley.
- 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: Union Pacific Railroad Triple: [Council Bluffs, Iowa, servedByRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
Generated description
Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union Pacific Railroad Target entity description: Union Pacific Railroad is one of the largest freight rail networks in the United States, operating an extensive system that spans the western two-thirds of the country.
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A.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was one of the largest and most influential American railroads of the 19th and early 20th centuries, playing a central role in the industrial development of the United States.
-
B.
Amtrak
Amtrak is the United States’ national passenger railroad service, operating intercity and long-distance trains across much of the country.
-
C.
Carnegie Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company was a dominant late-19th-century American steel producer that played a central role in the expansion of the U.S. steel industry and the rise of modern industrial capitalism.
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D.
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Corporation is a major American steel-producing company formed in 1901 through the consolidation of several steel businesses, becoming the world’s first billion-dollar corporation.
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E.
Caltrain
Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: servedByRailroad Context triple: [Council Bluffs, Iowa, servedByRailroad, Union Pacific Railroad]
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A.
hasRailSystem
Indicates that an entity possesses or is served by a rail-based transportation system.
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B.
hasLightRailSystem
Indicates that a place possesses and operates a light rail transit system.
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C.
isRailHubFor
Indicates that a location functions as a central node or interchange point within a rail network for the referenced area, routes, or services.
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D.
operatesBy
Indicates that an entity performs its function, action, or process through the use or application of another entity (e.g., a method, mechanism, or principle).
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E.
hasStreetcarSystem
Indicates that a place possesses or is served by an operational streetcar (tram) transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (7 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_69a23bb612708190b09f25385e4b63d1 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a240b249788190af8dbf7e80e9c91b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a248deaab88190952bad0998755baf |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:46 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a24cd6aa80819084770080b00c6e49 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a24d8ad4dc8190a011b92da1c3ddde |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 2:06 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a23fe52ec48190a4d24101c91434ed |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:07 a.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69a240b1551c81908abcae128ea45d00 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 12:54 a.m.