This picture at railpictures.net shows the prototype Lake Placid yard. This shot was taken from what would be the station on my version of the yard, looking from the stub-end back towards the yard throat.

Obviously, I’ve taken a few liberties with the layout — moving the station and relocating the tracks slightly. I do, however, think that I will have done a pretty good job of retaining the flavor of the operation of the yard.

I thought that I had, at one point or another, outlined the operations and basic movements that occurred at the yard, but, I can’t find the posting anywhere. I’ll try to dig up the text, and post it in the next few days.