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built by Chance Coach, Inc. measuring in length. It was primarily used as a

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, and normally carried 19 passengers. The maximum passenger capacity was 23 passengers. Powered by an inline 6-cylinder Cummins 6BTA5.9

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displacing , coupled to an Allison MT643 manual transmission, its

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(GVW) was , its

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was , and it was wide. These RT-52 buses are notable because they were used in the "Wiki Wiki" shuttle route at

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site, called

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, was named by its programmer, Ward Cunningham, after this line of buses. The buses were also purchased by Pace, primarily for use in

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; all have now been retired, with the last one running service routes in May 2007. Currently there are eight used in

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North American Bus Industries, Inc.
(formerly Chance Coach Inc.) {{Portal bar, Buses, United States Buses of the United States Minibuses Single-deck buses Vehicles introduced in 1976