<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from (balance
sheets, income statements and cash flow statements) and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>     1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
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<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                     16,826
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         151,561
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       400,481
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,241,753
<COMMON>                                        94,031
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      358,917
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            229,827
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 682,775
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                    132,181
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           659,218
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                       13,400
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                  53,020
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                   20,517
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                          0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 680,642
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,241,753
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      545,621
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            48,412
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     369,630
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     418,042
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        127,579
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                              14,356
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 141,935
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        55,014
<NET-INCOME>                                    86,921
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      7,991
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   78,930
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        69,941
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       51,146
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         168,430
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     2.10
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     2.10