A freight car scheduled for hours ends up stationed for days at the border terminal—that is border terminal yard backlog: a chain of delays in customs clearance, processing procedures, or import/export handling that accumulates into waiting times and physical backlogs on the yard.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_(transport)
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