Triple

T22004675
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad E543419 entity
Predicate locomotiveType P5426 FINISHED
Object K-36 class steam locomotives
The K-36 class steam locomotives are powerful narrow-gauge 2-8-2 “Mikado” engines built in the 1920s for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, now famed for hauling tourist trains on Colorado’s heritage mountain railways.
E1415900 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: K-36 class steam locomotives | Statement: [Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, locomotiveType, K-36 class steam locomotives]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K-36 class steam locomotives
Context triple: [Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, locomotiveType, K-36 class steam locomotives]
  • A. K-36 steam locomotives
    The K-36 steam locomotives are a class of narrow-gauge, 2-8-2 “Mikado” type engines built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, now preserved and operated on heritage lines such as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
  • B. K-37 steam locomotives
    The K-37 steam locomotives are a class of powerful narrow-gauge 2-8-2 “Mikado” engines originally built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and now preserved and operated on heritage lines such as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
  • C. Class 91 locomotive
    The Class 91 locomotive is a high-speed electric locomotive used on Britain’s East Coast Main Line, designed for 140 mph operation and commonly paired with Mark 4 coaching stock.
  • D. Class 90 locomotive
    The Class 90 locomotive is a British electric locomotive class introduced in the late 1980s, widely used for both high-speed passenger and heavy freight services on the UK rail network.
  • E. Class 68 locomotive
    The Class 68 locomotive is a modern British diesel-electric locomotive used for passenger and freight services, known for its high performance, reliability, and distinctive angular design.
  • 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: K-36 class steam locomotives
Triple: [Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, locomotiveType, K-36 class steam locomotives]
Generated description
The K-36 class steam locomotives are powerful narrow-gauge 2-8-2 “Mikado” engines built in the 1920s for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, now famed for hauling tourist trains on Colorado’s heritage mountain railways.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: K-36 class steam locomotives
Target entity description: The K-36 class steam locomotives are powerful narrow-gauge 2-8-2 “Mikado” engines built in the 1920s for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, now famed for hauling tourist trains on Colorado’s heritage mountain railways.
  • A. K-36 steam locomotives chosen
    The K-36 steam locomotives are a class of narrow-gauge, 2-8-2 “Mikado” type engines built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, now preserved and operated on heritage lines such as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
  • B. K-37 steam locomotives
    The K-37 steam locomotives are a class of powerful narrow-gauge 2-8-2 “Mikado” engines originally built for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and now preserved and operated on heritage lines such as the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad.
  • C. Class 91 locomotive
    The Class 91 locomotive is a high-speed electric locomotive used on Britain’s East Coast Main Line, designed for 140 mph operation and commonly paired with Mark 4 coaching stock.
  • D. Class 90 locomotive
    The Class 90 locomotive is a British electric locomotive class introduced in the late 1980s, widely used for both high-speed passenger and heavy freight services on the UK rail network.
  • E. Class 68 locomotive
    The Class 68 locomotive is a modern British diesel-electric locomotive used for passenger and freight services, known for its high performance, reliability, and distinctive angular design.
  • F. None of above.

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_69e11e2db934819095556760c7d85e4d completed April 16, 2026, 5:36 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69f1276d81e4819083a40e51249e7fd7 completed April 28, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0a737195408190b9e180dbc7fd4b55 completed May 18, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a0a748c80b88190aaca0c0540c6f802 completed May 18, 2026, 2:08 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a0a7539f3308190a1ff50ad7cf89545 completed May 18, 2026, 2:11 a.m.
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:20 p.m.