Starvation Semaphores. In a classic Santa Fe scene, the Southwest Chief races through the desert ranch lands of Chapelle, New Mexico. Even in 2020, Chapelle Siding is still protected by pristine AT&SF semaphore signals. Looming in the distance is Starvation Peak, which was an important landmark for western settlers as they traversed the Santa Fe Trail. Legend has it that "Starvation Peak" got its name after a hostile American Indian tribe drove 36 people to the top of the mesa. Cutoff and surrounded by hostile Indians, those 36 people died of thirst and starvation.
