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A couple of good references, one already mentioned Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John Armstrong.  Freight Yards by Andy Sperandeo (out of print), use the google.  Freight Trains and Terminals by John Droege (this one is a long read and a little dry, and written during the first quarter of the 20th century).    Google Maps/Earth satelite view is another useful design tool to see how the prototype does it.  You probably wont have room for everything, this is where selective compression helps. I have found that too much track everywhere is a maintenance headache.   That having been said, take a look at my recent post in layout design.  Im still working on it, and I think Im getting closer (on my third Cad draft, after about 20 or so paper sketches), I think I found something I like. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon a late 1940s map of Portland Me, printed by the railroad, which shows track arrangements and which yards (of which there were a dozen or so) served which industries, and a complete list of industries in the Portland Me area.
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