▁York ▁before ▁taking ▁jobs ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁and ▁north western ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁primarily ▁worked ▁for ▁rail ro ads , ▁though ▁also ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁city ▁planning . ▁ ▁Civil ▁engineering ▁Bog ue ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Nor folk , ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁George ▁Charles ▁and ▁Mary ▁W . ▁( Per ry ) ▁Bog ue . ▁He ▁received ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁civil ▁engineering ▁from ▁the ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute ▁in ▁T roy , ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁Bog ue ▁worked ▁consec ut ively ▁on ▁O ro ya ▁Railway ▁in ▁Peru ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 9 , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁On ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pacific , ▁he ▁named ▁Pas co , ▁Washington ▁after ▁a ▁region ▁known ▁for ▁v icious ▁sand st orm s ▁he ▁had ▁seen ▁while ▁in ▁South ▁America ; ▁built ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pacific ▁and ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁Sh ore ▁Rail road ▁connecting ▁Ta com a , ▁Washington ▁to ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ; ▁and ▁discovered ▁St amp ede ▁Pass . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Northern ▁Pacific , ▁Bog ue ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁engineer ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Following ▁this , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁chief ▁engineer ▁on ▁the ▁Western ▁Maryland ▁Railway ▁and ▁head ed ▁up ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Pacific ▁Rail road ▁through ▁California ' s