<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the Company's consolidated statements of income and consolidated balance sheet and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1999 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <CASH> 55,992 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 16,266 <ALLOWANCES> (3,015) <INVENTORY> 8,422 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 96,107 <PP&E> 1,384,524 <DEPRECIATION> (200,481) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,280,892 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 75,119 <BONDS> 6,543 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 463,101 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,280,892 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 519,401 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 379,759 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 45,565 <LOSS-PROVISION> 2,624 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 42,364 <INCOME-PRETAX> 26,808 <INCOME-TAX> 9,919 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 16,889 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 16,889 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0