He won his court battle several months ago, and as of yesterday he had completed training for the job, where he had to perform just like any other candidate. So if he was able to perform all the regular work as outlined in the training program, he should get tthe job. If he could not perform the duties required (like crawling under the train in an emergency) than he obviously didn't deserve the job. His court fight (which was settled out-of-court) was all about the TA giving him a chance to do the job. If he were in training, and then denied the job from a performance standpoint, he wouldn't have a leg to stand on.
BTW, WPIX followed the 'Fishbone' story with a story about a 1-legged lifeguard.
I have a feeling that sex-based performance standards, such as those that exist for the hiring of police officers and fire fighters, will soon go the way of the dodo, because they are, in effect, discriminatory.
-Hank