New Albany and Salem Railroad
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The New Albany and Salem Railroad was an early Indiana railway line that later became known as the Monon Railroad, a key north–south route in the state’s rail network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monon–New Albany line | 1 |
| New Albany and Salem Railroad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15434025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Albany and Salem Railroad Context triple: [Monon Railroad, formerName, New Albany and Salem Railroad]
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A.
Sandersville Railroad
Sandersville Railroad is a shortline freight railroad based in Sandersville, Georgia, primarily serving local kaolin clay and industrial customers and connecting them to larger national rail networks.
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B.
Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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C.
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
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D.
Macon and Western Railroad
The Macon and Western Railroad was a 19th-century Georgia rail line that played a key logistical role for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, including in the Atlanta Campaign.
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E.
Covington and Ohio Railroad
The Covington and Ohio Railroad was a 19th-century American railway company that became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through consolidation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Albany and Salem Railroad Target entity description: The New Albany and Salem Railroad was an early Indiana railway line that later became known as the Monon Railroad, a key north–south route in the state’s rail network.
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A.
Sandersville Railroad
Sandersville Railroad is a shortline freight railroad based in Sandersville, Georgia, primarily serving local kaolin clay and industrial customers and connecting them to larger national rail networks.
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B.
Concord Railroad
Concord Railroad was a 19th-century New Hampshire railroad company that later became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad through consolidation.
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C.
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad was a pioneering 19th-century rail line in Missouri, notable as one of the first railroads to cross the state and for carrying early Pony Express mail.
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D.
Macon and Western Railroad
The Macon and Western Railroad was a 19th-century Georgia rail line that played a key logistical role for the Confederacy during the American Civil War, including in the Atlanta Campaign.
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E.
Covington and Ohio Railroad
The Covington and Ohio Railroad was a 19th-century American railway company that became part of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway through consolidation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: New Albany and Salem Railroad