Optima Bus Corporation
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It was originally the trolley-replica and conventional bus production business of Chance Industries, Inc. In 1998, Chance Coach, Inc. was sold to American Capital Strategies,[1] which rebranded the company as Optima Bus Corporation in 2003.[2] American Capital subsequently sold Optima to North American Bus Industries, who closed the Kansas assembly plant on August 8, 2007, with production moved to their existing plant in Anniston, Alabama.[3] Optima Bus was owned by North American Bus Industries, Inc.[4] until 2010, when NABI discontinued the production of its Optima and Blue Bird brand commercial bus products.
Models
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- American Heritage Streetcar AH-28 - trolley-style body on bus chassis
- RT-52: a front-engined small-sized transit bus measuring Script error: No such module "convert". in length. It was primarily used as a shuttle bus, and normally carried 19 passengers. The maximum passenger capacity was 23 passengers. Powered by an inline 6-cylinder Cummins 6BTA5.9 turbo diesel engine displacing Script error: No such module "convert"., coupled to an Allison MT643 manual transmission, its gross vehicle weight (GVW) was Script error: No such module "convert"., its wheelbase was Script error: No such module "convert"., and it was Script error: No such module "convert". wide.[7]
- The RT-52 was used in the Wiki Wiki Shuttle route at Honolulu International Airport. The first wiki site, called WikiWikiWeb, was named by its programmer, Ward Cunningham, after this line of buses.[8] The buses were also purchased by Pace, primarily for use in Niles, Illinois; all have now been retired, with the last one running service routes in May 2007.
- Sunliner: an open-air towed tram used at various parks and zoos in the United States and Canada
References
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- ↑ Dinell, David, "Chance Coach Inc. will be renamed Optima Bus Corp." Wichita Business Journal, January 15, 2003.
- ↑ www.kansas.com
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- ↑ isecorp.com, 08-12-13
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