the Pony Express
/ðə ˌpəʊni ɪkˈspres/
/ðə ˌpəʊni ɪkˈspres/
- a US mail service in the Old West, using riders and horses (not ponies). It operated from April 1860 to October 1861, between St Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, a distance of 1 966 miles/3 163 kilometres, which could be completed in 10 days by changing horses at regular stations along the way. Buffalo Bill was one of the riders. The service came to an end when a telegraph line (= a device for sending messages on electric wires) was completed. The Pony Express National Historic Trail was established in 1992.
小马快递：美国西部的邮件服务，使用骑手和马匹（不是小马）。它于1860年4月至1861年10月在密苏里州的圣约瑟夫市和加利福尼亚的萨克拉曼多之间运作，距离为1 966英里/ 3 163公里，可以在10天之内通过在固定车站换马来完成。水牛城比尔（Buffalo Bill）是车手之一。电报线（一种用于在电线上发送消息的设备）完成后，该服务结束。小马快车国家历史小径成立于1992年。