Boston–Concord main line
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The Boston–Concord main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in New England that connected Boston, Massachusetts with Concord, New Hampshire, serving as a key route for the Boston and Maine Railroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Boston–Concord main line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T646063 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boston–Concord main line Context triple: [Boston and Maine Railroad, notableRoute, Boston–Concord main line]
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A.
Boston–Portland main line
The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.
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B.
Boston and Lowell Railroad
The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a 19th-century New England railway company that operated a key line between Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts, and later became part of larger regional rail systems.
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C.
MBTA Fitchburg Line
The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
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D.
Fitchburg Railroad
The Fitchburg Railroad was a historic New England rail line that operated across Massachusetts and into Vermont, later becoming part of the Boston and Maine Railroad system.
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E.
Haverhill Line
The Haverhill Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail route running between Boston and the city of Haverhill, serving communities in the Merrimack Valley.
- 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: Boston–Concord main line Target entity description: The Boston–Concord main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in New England that connected Boston, Massachusetts with Concord, New Hampshire, serving as a key route for the Boston and Maine Railroad.
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A.
Boston–Portland main line
The Boston–Portland main line is a historic New England railroad corridor connecting Boston, Massachusetts, with Portland, Maine, that has long served as a key passenger and freight route along the region’s coast.
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B.
Boston and Lowell Railroad
The Boston and Lowell Railroad was a 19th-century New England railway company that operated a key line between Boston and Lowell, Massachusetts, and later became part of larger regional rail systems.
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C.
MBTA Fitchburg Line
The MBTA Fitchburg Line is a commuter rail route in the Greater Boston area that runs between Boston and Fitchburg, serving numerous suburban communities along the way.
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D.
Fitchburg Railroad
The Fitchburg Railroad was a historic New England rail line that operated across Massachusetts and into Vermont, later becoming part of the Boston and Maine Railroad system.
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E.
Haverhill Line
The Haverhill Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail route running between Boston and the city of Haverhill, serving communities in the Merrimack Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercity rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectedCity |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Concord ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | principal intercity rail corridor between Boston and Concord ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New England ⓘ New Hampshire ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston and Maine Railroad network
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston and Maine Railroad
|
| railroadOperator | Boston and Maine Railroad ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ |
| served | Boston and Maine Railroad ⓘ |
| terminus |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Concord, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston–Concord main line Description of subject: The Boston–Concord main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in New England that connected Boston, Massachusetts with Concord, New Hampshire, serving as a key route for the Boston and Maine Railroad.
Referenced by (1)
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