Lima Locomotive Works
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lima Locomotive Works canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T892228 — 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: Lima Locomotive Works Context triple: [American Locomotive Company, competitor, Lima Locomotive Works]
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Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
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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.
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).
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D.
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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E.
Rogers Locomotive Works
Rogers Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that became part of the American Locomotive Company 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: Lima Locomotive Works Target entity description: 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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A.
Richmond Locomotive Works
Richmond Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th- and early 20th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives based in Richmond, Virginia.
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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.
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).
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D.
Manchester Locomotive Works
Manchester Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that later became part of the American Locomotive Company (ALCO).
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E.
Rogers Locomotive Works
Rogers Locomotive Works was a prominent 19th-century American manufacturer of steam locomotives that became part of the American Locomotive Company through consolidation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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locomotive manufacturer ⓘ manufacturing company ⓘ |
| beganLocomotiveProduction | 1870s ⓘ |
| ceasedSteamLocomotiveProduction | 1950s ⓘ |
| competedWith |
American Locomotive Company
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Baldwin Locomotive Works ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
higher tonnage hauling capacity for railroads
ⓘ
increased freight train speeds in North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developedBy | William E. Woodard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eventualSuccessor | Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1869 ⓘ |
| founder |
John Carnes
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Zenas King ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Lima, Ohio ⓘ |
| industry | railway locomotive manufacturing ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | Super Power steam locomotive design ⓘ |
| keyInnovation |
greater tractive effort for steam locomotives
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higher sustained speeds for freight trains ⓘ improved steam circulation and superheating ⓘ larger firebox supported by a four-wheel trailing truck ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Super Power steam locomotive concept
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high-horsepower freight locomotives ⓘ innovative steam locomotive design ⓘ |
| legacy |
major influence on late steam-era locomotive design
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preserved locomotives in museums and tourist railroads ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lima, Ohio ⓘ |
| majorCustomer |
Boston and Albany Railroad
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ⓘ New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
Lima-Hamilton Corporation
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linked to:
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation
|
| mergerDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| notableClass | Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshires ⓘ |
| notableProduct |
2-8-4 Berkshire-type locomotive
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Shay locomotive ⓘ Super Power steam locomotive ⓘ |
| originalName | Lima Agricultural Works ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod |
1920s
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World War II ⓘ |
| product |
diesel locomotives
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shays ⓘ steam locomotives ⓘ |
| specializedIn |
logging locomotives
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road steam locomotives ⓘ switcher locomotives ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Lima-Hamilton Corporation
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linked to:
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corporation
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Subject: Lima Locomotive Works Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (19)
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