Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
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The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was an early elevated transit line in Chicago that formed part of the city’s first rapid transit system on the West Side.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad canonical | 2 |
| Lake Street Elevated Railroad | 1 |
| West Side elevated lines of Chicago | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T191893 — 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: Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Context triple: [Chicago Rapid Transit Company, precededBy, Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad]
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A.
Lenox Avenue Line
The Lenox Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway route in Harlem, Manhattan, primarily served by IRT trains running beneath Lenox Avenue.
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B.
Jerome Avenue Line
The Jerome Avenue Line is a New York City Subway route in the Bronx, primarily served by the 4 train and running along Jerome Avenue from the Yankee Stadium area toward the northern end of the borough.
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C.
New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn that serves the easternmost portion of the IRT system, terminating at New Lots Avenue.
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D.
Roosevelt Island Tramway
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
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E.
Eisenhower Avenue station
Eisenhower Avenue station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop serving the Yellow Line in Alexandria, Virginia, near the Eisenhower Avenue corridor and adjacent commercial and residential areas.
- 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: Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Target entity description: The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was an early elevated transit line in Chicago that formed part of the city’s first rapid transit system on the West Side.
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A.
Lenox Avenue Line
The Lenox Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway route in Harlem, Manhattan, primarily served by IRT trains running beneath Lenox Avenue.
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B.
Jerome Avenue Line
The Jerome Avenue Line is a New York City Subway route in the Bronx, primarily served by the 4 train and running along Jerome Avenue from the Yankee Stadium area toward the northern end of the borough.
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C.
New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn that serves the easternmost portion of the IRT system, terminating at New Lots Avenue.
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D.
Roosevelt Island Tramway
The Roosevelt Island Tramway is an aerial cable car system in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Manhattan, offering both public transit and scenic views of the skyline.
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E.
Eisenhower Avenue station
Eisenhower Avenue station is a Washington Metro rapid transit stop serving the Yellow Line in Alexandria, Virginia, near the Eisenhower Avenue corridor and adjacent commercial and residential areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
elevated railway
ⓘ
public transit system component ⓘ rapid transit line ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| connectedTo |
Loop elevated
ⓘ
North Side elevated lines of Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
South Side elevated lines of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | defunct transit line ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of Chicago’s first rapid transit system on the West Side ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Illinois ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| operatedAs | private railway company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago "L"
ⓘ
Chicago rapid transit system ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
|
| primaryUse | urban passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric traction ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedArea |
West Side of Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
West Side, Chicago
near west suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail transit
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| successor | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | multiple track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter transportation
ⓘ
urban mass transit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad Description of subject: The Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad was an early elevated transit line in Chicago that formed part of the city’s first rapid transit system on the West Side.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad
linked to: Metropolitan West Side Elevated Railroad