While bus service has resumed after a judge ordered an end to the VTA strike, light rail service remained on hold Monday following reported metal thefts and other issues.

The Orange Line opened for riders just after 10 a.m. from Alum Rock Transit Center to Mountain ... return of bus service after struggling during strike shutdown VTA had been running test rides ...

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 ... ‘The strike was our last resort ...

RELATED: Judge sides with VTA, orders union workers strike to end; partial service resumes ... VTA said much of that theft happened along the Green Line between Santa Clara and Campbell.