Surface Transportation Board
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The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T54420 — 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: Surface Transportation Board Context triple: [Amtrak, regulator, Surface Transportation Board]
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A.
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
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B.
Federal Transit Administration
The Federal Transit Administration is a U.S. government agency that provides financial and technical assistance to support and improve public transportation systems nationwide.
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C.
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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D.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a U.S. federal agency that compiles, analyzes, and publishes data on the nation’s transportation systems to inform policy and decision-making.
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E.
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and promoting safe, efficient rail transportation nationwide.
- 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: Surface Transportation Board Target entity description: The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
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A.
United States Department of Transportation
The United States Department of Transportation is a federal executive department responsible for national transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure across modes such as highways, aviation, rail, and transit.
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B.
Federal Transit Administration
The Federal Transit Administration is a U.S. government agency that provides financial and technical assistance to support and improve public transportation systems nationwide.
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C.
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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D.
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics is a U.S. federal agency that compiles, analyzes, and publishes data on the nation’s transportation systems to inform policy and decision-making.
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E.
Federal Railroad Administration
The Federal Railroad Administration is a U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and promoting safe, efficient rail transportation nationwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government agency
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independent federal agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | STB ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| chairpersonRole | designated by the President from among the Board members ⓘ |
| composition | five Board members ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dateFormed | 1996-01-01 ⓘ |
| function |
adjudicates disputes between shippers and rail carriers
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approves or denies construction and abandonment of rail lines ⓘ approves or denies railroad mergers and acquisitions ⓘ collects and publishes rail industry data ⓘ issues regulations and policy statements for rail transportation ⓘ mediates certain rail disputes ⓘ resolves railroad rate complaints ⓘ resolves railroad service complaints ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
certain motor carriers in limited circumstances
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certain pipeline carriers ⓘ freight railroads in the United States ⓘ passenger rail service economic regulation where authorized ⓘ railroad acquisitions ⓘ railroad line abandonment ⓘ railroad line construction ⓘ railroad line leases ⓘ railroad line sales ⓘ railroad mergers ⓘ railroad rate disputes ⓘ railroad service disputes ⓘ railroad trackage rights ⓘ transportation under the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act ⓘ transportation under the ICC Termination Act ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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linked to:
United States government
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| legalBasis | Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| oversightSubject |
national rail network performance
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rail competition and market access ⓘ rail transportation environmental review in certain cases ⓘ railroad line abandonments impact on communities ⓘ railroad rate reasonableness ⓘ railroad revenue adequacy ⓘ railroad service reliability ⓘ |
| parentAgency | United States Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| regulates |
certain motor carrier collective activities
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certain passenger rail on-time performance disputes ⓘ certain pipeline transportation rates and practices ⓘ economic aspects of rail transportation ⓘ railroad access and interchange disputes ⓘ railroad common carrier obligations ⓘ railroad demurrage practices ⓘ railroad line abandonment approvals ⓘ railroad line acquisitions and operations ⓘ railroad line construction approvals ⓘ railroad mergers and consolidations ⓘ railroad rates in non-competitive markets ⓘ railroad service terms and conditions ⓘ |
| replaced |
Interstate Commerce Commission
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linked to:
Surface Transportation Board
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| termLength | 5 years for each Board member ⓘ |
| website | https://www.stb.gov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Surface Transportation Board Description of subject: The Surface Transportation Board is an independent U.S. federal agency that oversees and adjudicates economic regulation of the nation’s railroads and certain other surface transportation carriers.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Surface Transportation Board
linked to: Surface Transportation Board
linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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abolishedAgency
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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createdAgency
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Surface Transportation Board
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Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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transferredFunctionsTo
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Surface Transportation Board
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Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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relatedTo
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995
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implementedBy
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Surface Transportation Board
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Subtitle I—Department of Transportation
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definesRoleOf
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Surface Transportation Board (historical and transitional provisions)
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
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overseesAgency
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Surface Transportation Board (via related funding items)
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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oversees
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Surface Transportation Board (STB)
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linked to: Surface Transportation Board
subject linked to:
Union Pacific Railroad (nearby freight service)