This Train
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"This Train" is a traditional American gospel song popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, celebrated for its driving rhythm and moralistic lyrics about a righteous journey to salvation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Train canonical | 5 |
| This Train Is Bound for Glory | 2 |
| “This Train” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9141399 — 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: This Train Context triple: [Sister Rosetta Tharpe, notableWork, This Train]
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A.
This Train
"This Train" is a song by reggae artist International Herb, likely reflecting his roots-influenced style and themes.
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B.
Go By Train
"Go By Train" is the iconic neon-lit slogan displayed atop Portland Union Station that promotes rail travel and has become a recognizable symbol of the city.
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C.
Downbound Train
"Downbound Train" is a somber, narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*
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D.
Stop the Train
"Stop the Train" is a song by American singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, known for its mellow indie-pop style and introspective lyrics.
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E.
Last Train
"Last Train" is a British television drama series, also known as "Cruel Earth," about a group of train passengers who awaken from suspended animation to find a post-apocalyptic future.
- 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: This Train Target entity description: "This Train" is a traditional American gospel song popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, celebrated for its driving rhythm and moralistic lyrics about a righteous journey to salvation.
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A.
This Train
"This Train" is a song by reggae artist International Herb, likely reflecting his roots-influenced style and themes.
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B.
Go By Train
"Go By Train" is the iconic neon-lit slogan displayed atop Portland Union Station that promotes rail travel and has become a recognizable symbol of the city.
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C.
Downbound Train
"Downbound Train" is a somber, narrative-driven rock song by Bruce Springsteen that appears on his 1984 album *Born in the U.S.A.*
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D.
Stop the Train
"Stop the Train" is a song by American singer-songwriter Henry Wolfe, known for its mellow indie-pop style and introspective lyrics.
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E.
Last Train
"Last Train" is a British television drama series, also known as "Cruel Earth," about a group of train passengers who awaken from suspended animation to find a post-apocalyptic future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | gospel song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | African-American church tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American gospel music movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
Christian music
ⓘ
gospel ⓘ |
| hasMeter | driving rhythm ⓘ |
| hasMoralMessage |
no drunkards allowed
ⓘ
no gamblers allowed ⓘ no hypocrites allowed ⓘ no liars allowed ⓘ only the righteous can ride ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Bob Marley and the Wailers
ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ |
| hasStyle | call-and-response elements ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian morality
ⓘ
exclusion of sinners ⓘ righteous living ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
This Train Is Bound for Glory
ⓘ
linked to:
This Train
|
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricSubject |
a train bound for glory
ⓘ
the journey to heaven ⓘ |
| lyricType | moralistic lyrics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s guitar style
ⓘ
driving rhythm ⓘ strong moral message ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church services
ⓘ
gospel concerts ⓘ revival meetings ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Big Bill Broonzy
ⓘ
Bob Marley and the Wailers ⓘ Clara Ward ⓘ Johnny Cash ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ The Staple Singers ⓘ Willie Nelson ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | early 20th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Sister Rosetta Tharpe ⓘ |
| sharesMelodicElementsWith |
This Train Is Bound for Glory
ⓘ
linked to:
This Train
|
| symbolism |
journey as Christian life
ⓘ
train as symbol of salvation ⓘ |
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: This Train Description of subject: "This Train" is a traditional American gospel song popularized by Sister Rosetta Tharpe, celebrated for its driving rhythm and moralistic lyrics about a righteous journey to salvation.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.