Lionel old school 260 bumpers

If you are talking about these die-cast ones #6-62283, I am using them with my Atlas track and they work just fine. They need a little finesse on initial installation to make proper contact for the lights, then tighten the set screws and you are ready to go. It is not difficult, just a little fiddling until it all works.

I may be confused here as I thought the die-cast ones above were once called the #260 and were the old school ones, but Lionel now has these #6-12715 listed as #260. I have never used these or tried them with my Atlas track.

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I may be confused here as I thought the die-cast ones above were once called the #260 and were the old school ones, but Lionel now has these #6-12715 listed as #260

You are correct. Lionel has it wrong. Not the first time, and not likely to be the last.

I found it a little tricky to do so I use just enough of 027 track attached to the Atlas by conversion pins.  Don't forget the screw down the 027 track.

Alan

Thanks, I could have sworn I saw the die cast ones called a #260 somewhere before. Maybe just another glitch in the new Lionel website?

Hi and thanks for all your replies. The ones I I am talking about are the old die cast ones.

I believe that the original Postwar Lionel 260 bumpers were modified for Super "O" track. As I recall, the feet did not fit properly in between the ties. They had to be made narrower, and might have been shifted slightly.