Construction continues in Wake County for a high-performance passenger rail line to better connect North Carolina and Virginia, and rural and urban communities.
"This is one of the fastest growing areas in the entire country," Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams said.
Durham Police said a 27-year-old man walking on the tracks was killed when an Amtrak train came through near Ninth Street and Pettigrew Street.
Coal cars are still covering the tracks Monday morning in Enfield.
Co-workers remembered her as a bright, calm-natured person who touched many lives.
Ellaryan Marie Miller, 21, of Wendell, was leaving her summer internship job in Clayton when she was struck by the train.