<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS FOUND ON PAGES 3 AND 4 OF THE COMPANY'S FORM 10-Q FOR THE YEAR-TO-DATE, AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> SEP-30-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 <CASH> 69,181,000 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 219,655,000 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 6,548,000 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 310,660,000 <PP&E> 609,750,000 <DEPRECIATION> 75,352,000 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,020,926,000 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 216,951,000 <BONDS> 560,584,000 <COMMON> 7,093,000 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <OTHER-SE> 65,399,000 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,020,926,000 <SALES> 563,658,000 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 563,658,000 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 466,128,000 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 84,314,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 27,401,000 <INCOME-PRETAX> (14,185,000) <INCOME-TAX> (566,000) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (14,751,000) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (14,751,000) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.53) <EPS-DILUTED> 0