CSX Chicago–Boston main line
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The CSX Chicago–Boston main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that connects Chicago, Illinois, with Boston, Massachusetts, forming a key part of CSX Transportation’s east–west network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CSX Chicago–Boston main line canonical | 1 |
| CSX east–west mainline through the Alleghenies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10614760 — 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: CSX Chicago–Boston main line Context triple: [Mohawk Subdivision, formsPartOf, CSX Chicago–Boston main line]
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A.
New York–Chicago main line
The New York–Chicago main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast metropolis of New York City with the Midwestern hub of Chicago.
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B.
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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C.
CSX railroad line
The CSX railroad line is a freight rail route operated by CSX Transportation that serves as a key corridor for moving goods through Columbiana, Alabama and the surrounding region.
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D.
Ou Main Line
The Ōu Main Line is a major Japanese railway route in the Tōhoku region that runs roughly north–south through Honshu, connecting key cities including Aomori.
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E.
Providence/Stoughton Line
The Providence/Stoughton Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail route connecting Boston with Providence, Rhode Island and Stoughton, Massachusetts.
- 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: CSX Chicago–Boston main line Target entity description: The CSX Chicago–Boston main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that connects Chicago, Illinois, with Boston, Massachusetts, forming a key part of CSX Transportation’s east–west network.
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A.
New York–Chicago main line
The New York–Chicago main line was a principal intercity rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast metropolis of New York City with the Midwestern hub of Chicago.
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B.
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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C.
CSX railroad line
The CSX railroad line is a freight rail route operated by CSX Transportation that serves as a key corridor for moving goods through Columbiana, Alabama and the surrounding region.
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D.
Ou Main Line
The Ōu Main Line is a major Japanese railway route in the Tōhoku region that runs roughly north–south through Honshu, connecting key cities including Aomori.
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E.
Providence/Stoughton Line
The Providence/Stoughton Line is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority commuter rail route connecting Boston with Providence, Rhode Island and Stoughton, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
freight rail corridor
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railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| networkRole | key east–west corridor for CSX Transportation ⓘ |
| operator | CSX Transportation ⓘ |
| owner | CSX Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
CSX Transportation east–west network
ⓘ
linked to:
CSX mainline system
|
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| significance | major transcontinental freight route ⓘ |
| terminus |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
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| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| use | freight transportation ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: CSX Chicago–Boston main line Description of subject: The CSX Chicago–Boston main line is a major transcontinental freight rail corridor in the United States that connects Chicago, Illinois, with Boston, Massachusetts, forming a key part of CSX Transportation’s east–west network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
CSX Transportation Cumberland Subdivision
→
partOfCorridor
→
CSX east–west mainline through the Alleghenies
ⓘ
linked to: CSX Chicago–Boston main line