Once volume automation is deleted or the nodes past the end of the project are removed, if the project continues to play past the end, look for more automation nodes or MIDI events in tracks past the expected end of the project. One way to clean up this data is select All, then select From where the project should end and Cut Special. This should remove the data past the end of the project.
Once deleted, volume automation will appear if the automation lanes are opened and no other automation lane exists.