To recreate the historic Pony Express runs, volunteers on horseback are riding from California to St. Joe, where the last rider is expected to arrive Saturday night.

Pony Express riders didn't just throw a standard mail bag over the back of their saddle. They had mochilas designed specially for the Pony Express—ones that look nothing like some of the ...

Joel Chamberlain and his team of riders spent part of their day Friday re-riding along the actual Pony Express Trail, their 40- to 50-pound bags stuffed with mail.

Pony Express ride across the U.S. West crossed through central Wyoming on Tuesday. Rain and a little hail couldn’t slow the ...

Albert Tritch signs the mail bag as he prepares to set off on his segment through southeastern Nebraska, on June 21, 2010, as riders recreate the Pony Express. (Photo by Keith Myers/Kansas City ...

The Pony Express Re-Ride is delivering mail from Sacramento, California, to St. Louis, Missouri. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Menu.

This oil painting attributed to Lloyd Branson (1853-1925) depicts a Pony Express mail carrier on horseback. Pony Express riders can be identified by the special saddlebags--mochilas--that riders used ...

This week, mail enthusiasts, horseback riders and onlookers will celebrate the Pony Express’ 163rd anniversary with a nearly 2,000-mile trek from Old Sacramento to St. Joseph, Missouri.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Pony Express ran for less than two years, but the legacy of the then-revolutionary mail service lives on in St. Joseph. The Pony Express National Museum at ...