The loop has streetcar storage capacity to handle large crowds after a major event.

[4] On July 31, 1933, the second Exhibition Loop opened at the site of today's Enercare Centre.

The second Exhibition Loop provided more streetcar storage capacity to handle CNE crowds.

[4] When it opened, the current loop was designed to store 16 Articulated Light Rail Vehicles and 30 buses.

On June 22, 1931, after replacing the Fort York tracks with tracks on Fleet Street, the Toronto Transportation Commission started the "Fleet" streetcar route (renamed to "Fort" after one month).

[5][6] On July 21, 2000, a second streetcar route, 509 Harbourfront, started to serve Exhibition Loop running from Union station via Queens Quay.

[6] In April 2019, the City of Toronto decided to proceed with procurement and construction for a streetcar connection between Exhibition Loop and Dufferin Gate Loop to serve as the first part of a future Waterfront West LRT (a proposed streetcar route).