Triple
T20179373
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mark Twain Zephyr |
E492684
|
entity |
| Predicate | operatedOnRoute |
P21808
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route
The St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route was a Midwestern passenger rail corridor linking St. Louis, Missouri with Hannibal and Quincy along the Mississippi River.
|
E1417225
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route | Statement: [Mark Twain Zephyr, operatedOnRoute, St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route Context triple: [Mark Twain Zephyr, operatedOnRoute, St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route]
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A.
Chicago–St. Louis rail corridor
The Chicago–St. Louis rail corridor is a major Midwestern passenger and freight rail route linking Chicago, Illinois, with St. Louis, Missouri, and serving as a key component of the region’s transportation network.
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B.
Mississippi River navigation route
The Mississippi River navigation route is a major inland waterway system that supports extensive commercial shipping and transportation through the central United States.
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C.
New York–St. Louis route
The New York–St. Louis route was a major intercity passenger and freight rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast with the Midwest.
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D.
Central Corridor of St. Louis
The Central Corridor of St. Louis is a major urban spine running through the city that encompasses several of its most prominent neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and employment centers.
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E.
Kansas City–Gulf Coast corridor
The Kansas City–Gulf Coast corridor is a major freight rail route linking the U.S. Midwest around Kansas City with key ports and industrial centers along the Gulf Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route Triple: [Mark Twain Zephyr, operatedOnRoute, St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route]
Generated description
The St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route was a Midwestern passenger rail corridor linking St. Louis, Missouri with Hannibal and Quincy along the Mississippi River.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route Target entity description: The St. Louis–Hannibal–Quincy route was a Midwestern passenger rail corridor linking St. Louis, Missouri with Hannibal and Quincy along the Mississippi River.
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A.
Chicago–St. Louis rail corridor
The Chicago–St. Louis rail corridor is a major Midwestern passenger and freight rail route linking Chicago, Illinois, with St. Louis, Missouri, and serving as a key component of the region’s transportation network.
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B.
Mississippi River navigation route
The Mississippi River navigation route is a major inland waterway system that supports extensive commercial shipping and transportation through the central United States.
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C.
New York–St. Louis route
The New York–St. Louis route was a major intercity passenger and freight rail corridor in the United States that connected the East Coast with the Midwest.
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D.
Central Corridor of St. Louis
The Central Corridor of St. Louis is a major urban spine running through the city that encompasses several of its most prominent neighborhoods, cultural institutions, and employment centers.
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E.
Kansas City–Gulf Coast corridor
The Kansas City–Gulf Coast corridor is a major freight rail route linking the U.S. Midwest around Kansas City with key ports and industrial centers along the Gulf Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69da6268a034819081cbd9ea5a1c9475 |
completed | April 11, 2026, 3:02 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e668edf27881909820f9103e72533e |
completed | April 20, 2026, 5:57 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a083c7b9fa08190bbf3c3da21ab21ba |
completed | May 16, 2026, 9:44 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a084094eccc8190834a1335f3b70411 |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0841a3f8e0819099c13e76d5f4285d |
completed | May 16, 2026, 10:06 a.m. |
Created at: April 11, 2026, 11:36 p.m.