SAN JOSE >> Some Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail service resumed Monday while other lines faced delays as inspections on the tracks continued following a historic two-and-a-half week strike, the agency announced.

The orange line returned to full service Monday morning around 10 a.m., the agency said in a press release. The service is running from Alum Rock Transit Center to Mountain View Transit Center and connects with the Milpitas BART station.

Partial blue line service between downtown San Jose and Baypointe also resumed around 11 a.m. Monday, the VTA said.

The green line will take more time before resuming, the VTA said on social media.

“We are working as quicky as possible to resume light rail service, but it should be noted that light rail lines are much more complex than getting buses back on the road,” said VTA public information officer Stacey Hendler Ross. “Safety checks must be done, and any repairs take time to complete.”

Bus service resumed Friday and was met with the gratitude of riders who were left without their normal transportation routes for more than two weeks.

The resumption of service came two days after the striking workers were ordered back to their jobs by a Santa Clara County judge. About 1,500 workers returned to their roles Thursday, and the VTA commenced inspections of its buses and trains ahead of service resuming.

The agency said Friday that, as inspections began, they found “increased incidence” of copper wire theft, which will be investigated and repaired.

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 265 went on strike March 10 after negotiations fell apart the week before. The union was seeking higher pay and other benefits such as a revised arbitration policy.

An agreement on a new contract has yet to be reached. Last week, the union rejected the agency’s most recent offer, which included an 11% raise but added in revisions to the attendance and overtime policies that had been previously removed from negotiations in January.