Ejector steam

[Hannes44]

The ejector of a vacuum-braked steam locomotive produces a nearly continuous and very visible stream of white vapor. There are situations when there is more steam visible from the ejector than from the stack. Is there a way to simulate this ejector steam?

[baldwin]

We don't even have a working ejector yet. Some locomotives had a mechanical ejector driven by the crosshead to maintain the vacuum, so no steam is used in that case. We need both small and large ejectors to be coded and the steam effect added.

[OdinYggd]

I've got locomotives in my OpenRails install that have visible steam plumes from the cylinder cocks, whistle, and safety valve. It should be plenty possible to make visible steam plumes from other functions as well so long as a means is provided to control them.

Now that you've mentioned it, I don't recall seeing puffs of steam from the brake pump on most of the locomotives I use. On the 765 in particular it should have a very obvious vent right next to the stack that is always whispering softly and puffs regularly as the brake pump cycles.

[baldwin]

It is plenty possible to do the code work for this, but things like this are not exactly high priority right now.