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BX, Bx, and similar may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Barnard's Express, a transportation company in British Columbia, Canada * Base exchange, a store operated by the Army, Naval, and Air Force Exchange Service * Berne eXchange, the stock exchange of Bern, Switzerland * Blackstone Group (NYSE stock ticker symbol BX) * BookCrossing, a program for sharing second-hand books * Air Busan (established 2007) (IATA airline code BX) * Coast Air (1998–2008) (IATA airline code BX) Vehicles * BX (sternwheeler), ''BX'' (sternwheeler), a boat owned by Barnard's Express * Citroën BX, an automobile * Bionix AFV, an infantry fighting vehicle produced in Singapore Science and technology Biology and medicine * Biopsy, the extraction of cells or tissues to determine the presence or extent of a disease * Bithorax (part of bithorax complex), a genetic mutation in flies Computing * BX register, a general-purpose 16-bit X86 register * BitchX, an IRC client * Intel 440BX, chipset for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnard's Express
Barnard's Express, later known as the British Columbia Express Company or BX, was a pioneer transportation company that served the Cariboo and Fraser-Fort George Regional District, British Columbia, Fraser-Fort George regions in British Columbia, Canada from 1861 until 1921. The company's beginnings date back to the peak of the Cariboo Gold Rush when hordes of adventurers were descending on the Cariboo region. There was a great demand for the transportation of passengers to and from the goldfields, as well as the delivery of mining equipment, food supplies and mail between Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria and Barkerville. The stage years The first express service offered on the Cariboo Road was operated by William Ballou in 1858. Others soon followed, usually one or two man operations where the proprietor himself packed the express goods, either on his back or with the help of a trusty mule. In December, 1861, Francis Jones Barnard established a pony express from Yale, Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
