primaryTraction

P5678
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the main source or means of traction, pulling power, or driving force for another entity or process.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
primaryTraction canonical 39
primaryPropulsion 19
usedTraction 19

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: primaryTraction
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the main source or means of traction, pulling power, or driving force for another entity or process.

Sample triples (94)

Subject Object
Empire Builder diesel locomotive ⓘ
Geneva tram network electricity via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Berlin S-Bahn electric multiple units via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Caledonian Railway steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Talyllyn Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Zeppelin airships internal combustion engines via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways steam locomotives ⓘ
MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line electric via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Victoria (ship) sails via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Furness Railway steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Mid Hants Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Severn Valley Railway (Shropshire section) steam locomotives ⓘ
Greenport Branch diesel via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Schweizerische Centralbahn steam locomotives ⓘ
Schweizerische Nordostbahn steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Finnish railway network electric ⓘ
South Eastern Railway steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Rotherham plough draught horses via predicate surface "typicalTraction" ⓘ
Rotherham plough oxen via predicate surface "typicalTraction" ⓘ
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Fitchburg Line diesel via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Nilgiri Mountain Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
San Martín Line diesel ⓘ
Isle of Man Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Lowell Line diesel via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi electric traction via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
British Rail Eastern Region steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
British Rail Eastern Region diesel locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
British Rail Eastern Region electric multiple units via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Kirov-class battlecruiser nuclear reactor via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
Llangollen Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Pascack Valley Line
linked to: PVL
diesel ⓘ
District Railway steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
District Railway electric multiple units via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Cheshire Lines Committee steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway steam locomotives ⓘ
Kalka–Shimla Railway diesel locomotives ⓘ
Lincoln Service diesel via predicate surface "primaryPropulsion" ⓘ
West Highland Line (near Garelochhead) diesel multiple units ⓘ
Montpelier railway station diesel multiple unit via predicate surface "hasPrimaryTractionType" ⓘ
Strasburg Rail Road steam locomotives ⓘ
Companhia Real dos Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ
Union Pacific City of San Francisco diesel locomotive ⓘ
Union Pacific City of San Francisco steam locomotive ⓘ
Northern Ireland railways diesel multiple unit via predicate surface "typicalTraction" ⓘ
BNSF Southern Transcon diesel locomotives ⓘ
Horseshoe Curve near Bridge of Orchy diesel locomotives via predicate surface "typicalTraction" ⓘ
Horseshoe Curve near Bridge of Orchy diesel multiple units via predicate surface "typicalTraction" ⓘ
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railway steam locomotives via predicate surface "usedTraction" ⓘ