in 1869, the central pacific railroad, a subsidiary of which had acquired the western pacific and oakland point in 1868, restarted work on the railroad line through niles canyon, also using chinese laborers, and added a new line from the mouth of the canyon northwest towards the city of oakland and oakland point. the new plan was to connect with oakland with its ferry service to san francisco. in june 1869, j. h. strobridge came to niles (then vallejo mills and now part of fremont) to oversee the construction of the new line heading towards oakland. in september 1869, a temporary connection was made at the bay side of san leandro with the old tracks of san francisco and alameda railroad, which led to the sf&a alameda wharf with ferry service to san francisco.