[T]he regular time for starting the express from St. Joseph soon changed to Friday mornings at nine o’clock. The run from San Francisco to St. Joseph continued to depart at 5 p.m. on Tuesdays . . . The announced time schedule for the Pony Express nationwide was as follows:
- Marysville — 12 hours
- Ft. Kearney — 34 hours
- Ft. Laramie — 80 hours
- Ft. Bridger — 108 hours
- Great Salt Lake — 124 hours
- Camp Floyd — 128 hours
- Carson City — 188 hours
- Placerville — 226 hours
- Sacramento — 232 hours
- San Francisco —240 hours