<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS, STATEMENT OF INCOME, STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY, STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1998 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1998 <CASH> 4,550 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 9,864 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 0 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 0 <PP&E> 535,980 <DEPRECIATION> 26,136 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 544,404 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 20,479 <BONDS> 328,248 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 0 <OTHER-SE> 147,142 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 544,404 <SALES> 0 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 76,755 <CGS> 0 <TOTAL-COSTS> 20,117 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 18,829 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,396 <INCOME-PRETAX> 8,658 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 0 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 8,658 <EPS-PRIMARY> .99 <EPS-DILUTED> .98