Triple
T9087634
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mattapan Line (MBTA) |
E217798
|
entity |
| Predicate | partOf |
P40
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
MBTA light rail system
The MBTA light rail system is Boston’s network of urban trolley and streetcar lines, commonly known as the Green Line and Mattapan Line, providing high-frequency rail transit across the city and nearby suburbs.
|
E25076
|
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: MBTA light rail system | Statement: [Mattapan Line (MBTA), partOf, MBTA light rail system]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA light rail system Context triple: [Mattapan Line (MBTA), partOf, MBTA light rail system]
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A.
MBTA Commuter Rail network
The MBTA Commuter Rail network is a regional passenger rail system serving Greater Boston and surrounding communities in Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.
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B.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
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C.
MBTA rapid transit zone
The MBTA rapid transit zone is the fare and service area designation used by Boston’s subway and light rail system to organize routes, stops, and pricing within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority network.
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D.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
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E.
MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line
The MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line is a light rail trolley service in the Boston area that operates historic PCC streetcars between Ashmont Station in Dorchester and Mattapan, serving communities including Milton, Massachusetts.
- 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: MBTA light rail system Triple: [Mattapan Line (MBTA), partOf, MBTA light rail system]
Generated description
The MBTA light rail system is Boston’s network of urban trolley and streetcar lines, commonly known as the Green Line and Mattapan Line, providing high-frequency rail transit across the city and nearby suburbs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA light rail system Target entity description: The MBTA light rail system is Boston’s network of urban trolley and streetcar lines, commonly known as the Green Line and Mattapan Line, providing high-frequency rail transit across the city and nearby suburbs.
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A.
MBTA Commuter Rail network
The MBTA Commuter Rail network is a regional passenger rail system serving Greater Boston and surrounding communities in Massachusetts and parts of Rhode Island.
-
B.
MBTA Green Line
chosen
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
-
C.
MBTA rapid transit zone
The MBTA rapid transit zone is the fare and service area designation used by Boston’s subway and light rail system to organize routes, stops, and pricing within the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority network.
-
D.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
-
E.
MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line
The MBTA Mattapan High-Speed Line is a light rail trolley service in the Boston area that operates historic PCC streetcars between Ashmont Station in Dorchester and Mattapan, serving communities including Milton, Massachusetts.
- 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_69ca83d8ab5881909d8fddae363b32b1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc965646408190b041ab0e2d5dbc94 |
completed | April 1, 2026, 3:51 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d054455e10819095738caf0d5795e2 |
completed | April 3, 2026, 11:59 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d054eaaf108190a5ca3d8e5d0e3256 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:01 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d05561c0d081908b1bb69a36b72650 |
completed | April 4, 2026, 12:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:13 p.m.