My first thought was elevated rly Forneys, but thinking they were NG threw me off. I looked them up online and none of them had sand domes that I can see, but they could have been added later, which explains why they’re all different.
There were hundreds of these engines, and after electrification they indeed got spread from one end of the country to the other. But as to general location of this pic, I think I’d go with Southern US, based on the foliage in the foreground. (Could be pointy ground palms of some sort? Don’t know my southern vegetation).
We may never know unless someone has seen a captioned version of this photo out there. So feel free to pass this along to other groups, and keep us posted.
Cheers,
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